LOS g: Evaluate the effectiveness of a standard dynamic delta hedge strategy when hedging a foreign currency position.
Q1. Phil Johnson, CFA, is a portfolio manager in the United States and has implemented a delta hedge strategy using put contracts on his ?2,000,000 security portfolio. The delta is -0.667, and Johnson used this value in composing his delta hedge using put contracts. The value of the pound increases from $2.00/? to $2.10/?. If the delta hedge works perfectly, then the change in the value of each put on each British pound will be closest to a/an:
A) increase of $0.07.
B) decrease of $0.03.
C) decrease of $0.07.
Q2. Phil Johnson, CFA, is a portfolio manager in the United States and has been using a delta hedge strategy using $/ |