Novena Limited is a US firm and expects to receive 5$800, 000 in one year. The existing spot rate of the Singapore dollar is US60. 74. The one-year forward rate of the Singapore dollar is US$0.76. Novena Limited created a probability distribution for the future spot rate in one year as follows:

Future Spot Rate                              Probability

USD0.75                                             20%

USD0.77                                              50%

USD0.81                                               30%

The one-year put options on Singapore dollars are available, with an exercise price of US$0.77 and a premium of US60.04 per unit. One-year call options on Singapore dollars are available with an exercise price of US$0.74 and a premium of U$0.03 per unit. Assume the following money market rates:

                                                           U.S.                          Singapore

Deposit rate                                          9%                                6%

Borrowing rate                                        10% 7%

Given this information, determine whether a forward hedge, money market hedge, or a currency options hedge would be most appropriate. Then compare the most appropriate hedge to an unheeded strategy, and decide whether Novena Limited should hedge its receivables position.

Required:

                     Calculate the forward contract hedge.

                     Calculate the money market hedge.

                     Calculate the option hedge.

Briefly discuss the optimal hedge against the no hedge position of the company.