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optimal hedge ratio given the outcome of past hedging decisions and future expectations. The model implies that the optimal … 2015 and find strong evidence for the model's predictions. By adding a dynamic regret approach to the hedging and FX … literature we shed further light on the rationale behind selective hedging. …
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In this paper I investigate whether the use of foreign exchange (FX) derivatives adds value to German firms, which together make up one of the major export economies in the world. I analyze a unique, hand-collected dataset that includes information on the use of FX derivatives by 391 firms...
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essential in analyzing optimal hedging and export decisions. When the spot exchange rate and the futures exchange rate are …
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of an international enterprise open currency position does not inevitably require a corresponding hedging accommodation …. Given a new risk situation, whether a revision of the hedging-strategy is appropriate will depend upon the elasticity of …
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In this paper we examine the relationship between exchange rate movements and firm value. We estimate the exchange rate exposure of publicly listed firms in a sample of eight (non-US) industrialized and emerging markets, and find that a significant percentage of these firms are indeed exposed....
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in foreign currency. So the firm's hedging strategy is simple: sell foreign currency futures equal to the value of its … and its marginal cost in order to assess its exposure to exchange rates. So its hedging strategy also requires detailed …
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In a one-period model where each investor consumes a single good, and where borrowing and lending are private and real, there is a universal constant that tells how much each investor hedges his foreign investments. The constant depends only on average risk tolerance across investors. The same...
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This paper introduces a sparse and stable optimization approach for a multi-currency asset allocation problem. We study the benefits of joint optimization of assets and currencies as opposed to the standard industry practice of managing currency risk via so-called currency overlay strategies. In...
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relatively understudied. We study firms' currency risk exposure and their hedging choices by employing a unique dataset covering …, international trade, trade credits and foreign currency debt. We uncover four novel facts: (i) natural hedging of currency risk is … limited, (ii) financial hedging is more likely to be used by larger firms and for larger amounts, (iii) firms in international …
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