A Firm Has a Legal Obligation to Pay FFr5 Million

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Essay

A firm has a legal obligation to pay FFr5 million 1 year from now and is wondering how it can hedge the exchange risk.The spot exchange rate is FFr5.5/$ and the forward rate is FFr5.6/$.The 1-year U.S.interest rate is 5% and the French rate is 5.5%.What do you suggest?

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