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Wainwright plastics hedging strategy Introduction While a company gets into any set of transaction more so involving foreign currencies, it then means exposure of the company into foreign exchange. In order to deal with all the uncertainties round the given transaction the company needs to decide on whether to hedge or not to hedge. In making such a decision the company needs to base its argument on two main considerations; Type of exposure The risk if hedged or not hedged The results obtained Result is a matter of uncertainty which depends on the change in exchange rate (∆S). Therefore, in case the currencies involved strengthens or weakens in opposite direction to the predicted one within the given period (t), then the company risks undergoing foreign exchange loss. #1: Remain unhedged Type of exposure Wainwright Plastics is under transaction exposure. This is because the firm has agreed to pay a fixed amount of foreign currency (£ 35,250,000) in future, a period of 365 days. Risk of not hedging The problem that Wainwright plastics firm can undergo is in the circumstance where the euro strengthens and as a result the dollar weaken in the course of the transaction. This is the resulting exchange rate turns out to be in favor of euro such as in
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