In each of the following cases, indicate whether it would be appropriate for an FI to buy or sell a forward contract to hedge the appropriate risk. • A commercial bank plans to issue CDs in three months. • An insurance company plans to buy bonds in two months. • A thrift is going to sell Treasury securities it holds in its investment portfolio next month. • A U.S. bank lends to a French company: the loan is payable in euros. • A finance company has assets with a duration of six years and liabilities with a duration of 13 years.

In each of the following cases, indicate whether it would be appropriate for an FI to buy or sell a forward contract to hedge the appropriate risk. • A commercial bank plans to issue CDs in three months. • An insurance company plans to buy bonds in two months. • A thrift is going to sell Treasury securities it holds in its investment portfolio next month. • A U.S. bank lends to a French company: the loan is payable in euros. • A finance company has assets with a duration of six years and liabilities with a duration of 13 years.

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Chapter22: International Financial Management

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