On January 10, VW agrees to import auto parts worth $7 million from the US. The parts will be delivered on March 4 and are payable immediately in dollars. VW decides to hedge its dollar exposure by entering into CME futures contracts. On Chicago Board each euro futures comes with a notional of €125,000 per contract. Only integral number of contracts can be bought or sold. The spot exchange rate on January 10 is €1.1177/$, and the March futures price is €1.1109/$. On March 4, futures close at €1.1151/$, while the realized spot rate is €1.1171/$.
What will be VW’s total cost of payables in Euros under the following three scenarios?
1. Remain unhinged.
2. Hedging through CME Euro- futures. Specify number of euro futures contracts. Also specify whether long or short?
3. If the hedged position is closed on March 4 and dollars are bought in spot market.