Managing financial risk with derivatives and its applications.

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Managing financial risk with derivatives and its applications

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Managing financial risk with derivatives and its applications

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Hedging with derivatives

• Future & Forward Contracts

• Interest Rate instruments: Cap, Floor, Collar.

• SWAPS

• Option Contracts: Put & Call

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Future & Forward Contracts

• Future Contracts:-Legal standarized agreement to buy/sell a commodity at a specific time in the future.

-Margin established up front

-« Marking-to- Market »

• Foward Contracts:-Customized agreement & traded over-the-counter

-Specified with 4 variables: underlier, notional amount, delivery price & settlement date.

-May be cashed settled

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Futures Contract Applications

Example of a raw material transformation company

Material 100,000 ounces of silver

Spot price $ 13/ounceSix-months future price

$ 11/ounce

Long position

Use: Need 100,000 ounces of silver in 6 monhs.

Goal: Lock price at $11/ounce

Short position

Use: Sell 100,000 ounces of silver in 6 months.

Goal: Ensure receiving $11/ounce in 6 months

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Forward Contracts

• Four variables:- Underlier:

oil-Notional amount (n): 250,000 barrels.-Delivery price (k):

$ 40 U.S./barrel-Settlement date:

in 3 months

• Goal: Exchange 250,000 barrels of crude oil for $ 40 U.S. /barrel in 3 months.

Forward market value given by n(s-k) where s is the spot price.