Week 3 Discussion

Textbook: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o-lX-1h8rl684pMb3…

Read chapter 7 in the class text and respond to the following question:

1. Review the Mini-Case titled, “Kikos and the South Korean Won,” and respond to Q#3 that followed the case.

Read chapter 8 in the class text and respond to the following questions:

2. If a financial manager is interested in hedging (managing the risk) of a floating rate interest payment due August 2021, she/he would need to sell a futures contract. State and explain the strategy that describes the manager’s actions.

3. State and describe the usual motivation for a currency swap based on the information in the assigned chapter, NOT outside sources.

Next, comment on the Mini-Case titled, “Argentina and the Vulture Funds.”