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Q 3 . A firm in Luxembourg makes fine crystal. On August 2 8 , it has shipped an order worth $ 2 million USD

Q3. A firm in Luxembourg makes fine crystal. On August 28, it has shipped an order worth $2 million USD
to a US customer. The payment is due three months from shipping date. The spot LUFr/S (price of LUFr in
S terms) rate is 32.6500 and the 3 month forward is 32.6340. The spot DEM/S rate is 1.6050 and December
futures are trading at 0.6310 S/DEM. LUFr spot is pegged to the DEM spot. The firm hedges exposure using
S/DEM futures. On November 28, price of the futures is 0.6295 S/DEM and LUFr/$ spot is 32.5225. What is
the position in futures and what are the gains and losses? (showcase th formular and the calculation used )

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