Remember the saying that hedging also is a bet. Mark all of the following situations in which there should be a hedge!

		You are importing Italian sports cars, have to make payments in Euros, and expect the Euro to strengthen.
		An insurance company will have to make large payments to the survivors of a natural disaster. It is planning to finance the payments by the future sale of a bond held in its portfolio. The insurance company expects that interest rates will fall in the short run.
		Ian Ackerman has made a large short bet against a pharmaceutical. The stock market is in an expansion phase.
		The city of Boston is planning to issue a new bond with a 5% coupon to finance the construction of a new city hall. Currently we are in the planning phase. The mayor and treasurer expect the Fed to raise interest rates in the short term.

Remember the saying that hedging also is a bet. Mark all of the following situations in which there should be a hedge! You are importing Italian sports cars, have to make payments in Euros, and expect the Euro to strengthen. An insurance company will have to make large payments to the survivors of a natural disaster. It is planning to finance the payments by the future sale of a bond held in its portfolio. The insurance company expects that interest rates will fall in the short run. lan Ackerman has made a large short bet against a pharmaceutical. The stock market is in an expansion phase. The city of Boston is planning to issue a new bond with a 5% coupon to finance the construction of a new city hall. Currently we are in the planning phase. The mayor and treasurer expect the Fed to raise interest rates in the short term