Q. Show the Transaction risk?
This is the risk occur on short-term foreign currency transactions that the actual income or cost may be different from the income or cost expected when the transaction was agreed. For instance a sale worth $10000 when the exchange rate is $1.79 per £ has an expected sterling value is $5587. If the dollar has depreciated beside sterling to $1.84 per £ while the transaction is settled the sterling receipt will have fallen to $5435. Transaction risk consequently affects cash flows and for this reason most companies choose to hedge or protect themselves against transaction risk.