Advanced Accounting (Canada) · Foreign Currency Transactions & Hedging

A forward exchange contract locks a rate today for settlement next quarter. Between now and settlement the spot rate moves sharply. Which rate governs the cash exchanged at settlement, and why is the moving spot rate not the contract's settlement rate?

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