Use of currency futures and options by the Sports Exports Company

The Sports Exports Company receives British pounds each month as payment for the footballs that it exports. It anticipates that the pound will depreciate over time against the Australian dollar.

a. How can the Sports Exports Company use currency futures contracts to hedge against exchange rate risk? Are there any limitations of using currency futures contracts that would prevent the Sports Exports Company from locking in a specific exchange rate at which it can sell all the pounds it expects to receive in each of the upcoming months?

b. How can the Sports Exports Company use currency options to hedge against exchange rate risk?

c. We assume Jim Logan, owner of the Sports Exports Company, has locked in the pound's spot exchange rate using currency options (1 per cent premium) in anticipation that the pound will either depreciate or appreciate by next payment against the Australian dollar at least by 5 per cent. Do you think it was a wise decision for Jim to lock in a currency options contract? Explain.

d. Are there any limitations of using currency options contracts that would prevent the Sports Exports Company from locking in a specific exchange rate at which it can sell all the pounds it expects to receive in each of the upcoming months?

e. Jim Logan is concerned that the pound may depreciate substantially over the next month, but he also believes that the pound could appreciate substantially if specific situations occur. Should Logan use currency futures or currency options to hedge the exchange rate risk? Is there any disadvantage of selecting this method for hedging?