A U.S corporate treasurer will receive a 2 million pound payment in 30 days from a British customer. The treasurer has not strong opinion about the direction or magnitude of changes in the sterling spot rate, but would like to eliminate the uncertainty surrounding such movements. Within the context of rates shown in Exhibits 1 and 3, what options are available to the treasurer for hedging the foreign exchange risk associated with the sterling payment? What is the expected cost(expressed as an annualized percentage) of each alternative? Which alternative should the treasurer pursue? How would your answers to the above questions change if the treasurer believed very strongly that sterling would trade at $1.45?

287-03312 Exhibit 3 Eurocurrency nterest Rates Curren U.S. Dollar Sterling Deutsche mark French Franc Yen SDR 1 Month 5.6875-5.8125 10.0625-10.1875 4.4375-4.5625 7.1250-7.2500 5.1250-5.1875 5.9375-6.0625 3 Months 5.5000-5.6250 9.8750-9.9375 4.3125-4.4375 7.1875-7.3125 4.7500-4.8125 5.8125-5.9375 6 Months 5.5000-5.6250 9.6875-9.7500 4.3125-4.4375 7.1875-7.3125 4.6250-4.6875 5.7500-5.8750 12 Months 5.6250-5.7500 9.6250-9.7500 4.3125-4.4375 7.2500-7.3750 4.6250-4.6875 5.8125-5.9375 287-03312 Exhibit 3 Eurocurrency nterest Rates Curren U.S. Dollar Sterling Deutsche mark French Franc Yen SDR 1 Month 5.6875-5.8125 10.0625-10.1875 4.4375-4.5625 7.1250-7.2500 5.1250-5.1875 5.9375-6.0625 3 Months 5.5000-5.6250 9.8750-9.9375 4.3125-4.4375 7.1875-7.3125 4.7500-4.8125 5.8125-5.9375 6 Months 5.5000-5.6250 9.6875-9.7500 4.3125-4.4375 7.1875-7.3125 4.6250-4.6875 5.7500-5.8750 12 Months 5.6250-5.7500 9.6250-9.7500 4.3125-4.4375 7.2500-7.3750 4.6250-4.6875 5.8125-5.9375