¶ … exchange rate risk can be hedged. The current cost of the room is £50 per day, which is: 50 * 1.50 = $75.00. For a consumer, the easiest way to hedge this risk would be to purchase pounds today, so that the cost of those pounds is locked in. The transaction is a money-loser because of the time value of money, except that in this situation the nominal amount of pounds is locked in, so the nominal amount of pounds needed will not change. Only the opportunity to make interest on that money changes. For £50 and one year, this amount is negligible, but for larger transactions the time value of money is significant and important,...

A forward contract could also be purchased. Futures have a downside in that they have a set date and amount, whereas forward contracts and interest rate swaps can be negotiated between parties. As a result, futures typically do not provide a perfect hedge whereas most other mechanisms can be designed in such a way as to provide a perfect hedge (Investopedia, 2011).
Interest rate swaps involve entering into a deal to exchange a stream of payments for those of a counterparty.…