Suppose you are a speculator who trades in the foreign exchange market. You take a short...
Suppose you are a speculator who trades in the foreign exchange market. You take a short position in the AUDNZD at 1.0779. After two weeks have gone by, the AUDUSD is trading at 0.71860 and the NZDUSD is trading at 0.6825. If the lending/borrowing rate is 0% and you traded 1,000,000 AUD, what are your MTM profits in NZD? If the answer is A,B, C, D, E, or F, simply type the respective letter in the answer box. If the...
14 Suppose you are a speculator who trades in the foreign exchange market. You take a short position in the AUDNZD at 1.0779. After two weeks have gone by, the AUDUSD is trading at 0.71860 and the NZDUSD is trading at 0.6825. If the lending/borrowing rate is 0% and you traded 1,000,000 AUD, what are your MTM profits in NZD? If the answer is A,B, C, D, E, or F, simply type the respective letter in the answer box. If...
Please solve and show work fully for a rating. Thank you. Suppose you are a speculator who trades in the foreign exchange market. You take a short position in the AUDNZD at 1.0779. After two weeks have gone by, the AUDUSD is trading at 0.71860 and the NZDUSD is trading at 0.6825. If the lending/borrowing rate is 0% and you traded 1,000,000 AUD, what are your MTM profits in NZD? If the answer is A,B, C, D, E, or F,...
13 Suppose you are a crude oil trader working for Trafigura. You have just bought the entire stock of an oil tanker (2 million barrels of crude oil) at 59.2 dpb (dollars per barrel). To hedge your position you enter into a 3-year forward contract at 53.8 dpb. However, after three weeks the time basis is trading at -4.5 dpb. What are your mark to market profits in USD? (In case it is necessary express losses as a negative profit,...