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Chapter 11 International Investing. Benefits Of International Investing. Portfolio Risk Reduction Enhancement of Portfolio Expected Return Essentially Riskless Investment Opportunities. 1996 World Stock Markets. Risk Reduction With International Diversification. % Risk. 100 80 60 40 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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1® 1999 South-Western College Publishing
Chapter 11International Investing
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Benefits Of International Investing
• Portfolio Risk ReductionPortfolio Risk Reduction
• Enhancement of Portfolio Expected ReturnEnhancement of Portfolio Expected Return
• Essentially Riskless Investment Essentially Riskless Investment OpportunitiesOpportunities
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1996 World Stock Markets
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7000U
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Billions Of Dollars
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Risk Reduction With International Diversification
% Risk
Number of Stocks
100
80
60
40
20
011.7
U.S. Stocks
International Stocks
1 10 20 30
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Currency Risk
• Weaker $ Enhances ReturnWeaker $ Enhances Return
– Of U.S. investors abroadOf U.S. investors abroad
• Eliminate Currency RiskEliminate Currency Risk
– HedgingHedging
– Forward transactionsForward transactions
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Foreign Exchange
Major InfluenceMajor Influence
on theon the
Performance Performance
of of
U.S. Investments AbroadU.S. Investments Abroad
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Points Of ViewPoints Of View
ForFor
German InvestorsGerman Investors
American InvestorsAmerican Investors
Japanese InvestorsJapanese Investors
Efficient
Frontier
Minimum Variance Portfolio
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International Parity Relationships
• Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)
• International Fisher Relationship (IFR)International Fisher Relationship (IFR)
• Foreign Exchange Expectations (FEE)Foreign Exchange Expectations (FEE)
• Interest Rate Parity (IRP)Interest Rate Parity (IRP)
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PPP• Relationship BetweenRelationship Between
– InflationInflation– Foreign exchange ratesForeign exchange rates
• Estimated Exchange Rates BasedEstimated Exchange Rates Based– On expected inflation ratesOn expected inflation rates
• Factors to ConsiderFactors to Consider– Trade cost and barriersTrade cost and barriers– Requires knowing the future inflation Requires knowing the future inflation
differentialdifferential
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IFR
• Links Nominal Interest Rates and Inflation Links Nominal Interest Rates and Inflation Rates in Different CountriesRates in Different Countries
• Uses the Expected Inflation Rates to Uses the Expected Inflation Rates to Estimate Exchange RatesEstimate Exchange Rates
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FEE
• Identifies the Relationship BetweenIdentifies the Relationship Between
– Current forward exchange rateCurrent forward exchange rate
– Expected foreign exchange rateExpected foreign exchange rate
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IRP
• Links Changes in Forward Foreign Links Changes in Forward Foreign Exchange Rates and Nominal Interest RatesExchange Rates and Nominal Interest Rates
– No arbitrageNo arbitrage
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Spot Exchange
Interest Rates
Inflation Forward Exchange
PPP
IFR
FEE
IRP
Linear Relationship