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This paper analyzes optimal hedge ratios for foreign exchange (FX) rate risk of companies. Our contribution to the literature is twofold: (i) We present a theoretical two-period regret model that allows us to analyze the determinants of the optimal hedge ratio given the outcome of past hedging...
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The currency carry trade (CCT) strategy - borrowing in low-interest-rate currencies and investing in high-interest-rate currencies - has been found to generate excess returns that cannot be explained by common risk factors. We argue that companies implicitly execute carry trades, when they have...
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This paper analyses the foreign exchange rate exposure of Hungarian firms and its determinants on the basis of corporate cash flows and stock prices. The analysis focuses on the HUF/EUR exchange rate using monthly data from 2000 - 2014, resp. 2003 - 2012 in case of cash flow analysis. Stock...
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effectiveness of the exchange rates on exports appears to be weak across countries. This anomaly is one of the central puzzles in … prices, consumer prices, and quantity of exports. In this paper, we examines the role of global production linkages on ex … exports. The empirical results show that the exchange rate elasticity of total export is about -0.64, which implies that 10 …
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of the 1990s. Their strategies? Cutting the yen price of exports and shifting production to higher-value merchandise …
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This study measures the exchange rate exposure of Swiss firms for its most relevant currencies and assesses its time-variation. I find that the firm-level exposure varies considerably over time. Differences in operational possibilities to mitigate the exposure cannot explain this variance, while...
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This paper presents a new assessment of the exposure of European firms to exchange rate fluctuations which takes into account the potential common drivers of exchange rates and equity market conditions. Using monthly data for European firms from 1999 to 2011 we assess the impact of unexpected...
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This paper presents a new assessment of the exposure of European firms to exchange rate fluctuations which takes into account the potential common drivers of exchange rates and equity market conditions. Using monthly data for European firms from 1999 to 2011, we assess the impact of unexpected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017243
This study aims to determine whether the use of derivatives in non-financial companies in Indonesia as a hedging instrument affects firms' exchange rate risk exposure. The study's sample is 164 non-financial companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2019. We used the multiple...
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Domestic-currency invoicing and hedging allow internationally active firms to reduce their exposure to exchange rate variations. This paper argues that domestic-currency invoicing and hedging with exchange rate derivatives allow a fairly straightforward management of transaction and translation...
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