Session:20 Risk Management and the Financial Manager
Review Questions
Principles of Finance | Leadership Development – Micro-Learning Session
Rice University 2020 | Michael Laverty, Colorado State University Global Chris Littel, North Carolina State University| https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-finance
1 . What is the difference between someone using a derivative security to hedge risk and someone using a derivative security to speculate?
2 . Explain how vertical integration may be used as a method of hedging against commodity price risk.
3 . What is the difference between a forward contract and a futures contract?
4 . You are considering purchasing a call option to purchase Mexican pesos in three months with a strike price of MXN 20/USD. The premium for this call option is MXN 2. Show the payoff you will receive at various prices in a diagram.
5 . You are considering writing a call option to purchase Mexican pesos in three months with a strike price of MXN 20/USD. The premium for this call option is MXN 2. Show the payoff you will receive at various prices in a diagram.
6 . Why are options considered to be a “zero-sum game”?