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Global Financial Risk Management

is the determination of the exchange rates. For most countries there are floating exchange rates, this means that the value of the...

Hedge Fund Problems

amount in various funds and insurance company assets (2000). Julian Robertsons flagship hedge fund did grow a great deal between ...

Companies and Hedging Currency Risks

it is we mean by hedging. This is a tool that is made use of by traders or companies that want to protect an open position. An ope...

Twenty Three Questions on International Finance Answered

The equation is Ks = Krf + B ( Km - Krf). Here Ks is the rate of return required, Krf is the risk free rate, usually measured...

Different Types of International Finance Questions Answered

as in the larger markets it may be necessary to tailor operation or products to the national requirements of each market (Yip, 19...

IAS 39 Problems

2004). IAS 39 is an international Accounting standard which is set to become compulsory for EU listed companies in 2005 (Deloitt...

A Proposal for a Hotel Project

the YTL Corporation Berhad conglomerate. The parent company has a range of interests, from power generating companies and construc...

Financial Analysis and Stock Markets

In twelve pages this paper answers questions regarding hedging, bonds, and the stock market as each relates to ASDC Telecommunicat...

AC Tractor and International Finance

In eight pages this paper examines the 1980s' currency hedging of this manufacturer of tractors in a consideration of its practice...

Background and Financial Overview of Motorola

In eight pages Motorola is examines in a consideration of background, how the corporation performs financially, and how hedging is...

GAP Bank Analysis

In five pages this tutorial demonstrates GAP analysis calculations and explains the steps involved in calculating the duration gap...

Spain, United States, and Currency Risk Factors

In twelve pages this paper discusses the Euro membership of Spain, hedging, and risk factors as they apply to U.S. and Spain's cur...

Inflation and Gold as a Hedging Tool

In twenty three pages this paper assesses the hedging tool suitability of gold to combat contemporary inflation with gold prices, ...

Derivatives and How They Should Be Used

of any producer are monitored carefully by commodity traders. The volatility of prices in general does not have a great deal of ef...

Eight Business Concepts and Definitions

as a chicken payment for a sack of potatoes, but it may also take place in a far more complex setting, such as the use of a commun...

Mortgage Companies and SFAS 133's Effects

who the company is, the impact may be ascertained. The accounts that were prepared January 2001 use SFAS 133, which means that t...

Exchange Risk Exposure and International Trade

be a need to determine how to limit or constrain risk. There are several ways this may be undertaken. The first is to trade only i...

AMD and Intel Exchange Rate Exposure

but the risk types that may be hedged are both investments as well as debts, the tools used tend to be forward contracts for the c...

Capital Risk Management

it will save more than it will cost, adding value to the company and be cost efficient. The main risks that are felt ion interna...

Protection Against Interest Rate Futures and The Role of Derivatives

This research report examines the use of derivatives and how they can help an investor hedge their bets. The beneficial effects of...

Legal Issues and Financial Hedging

In five pages legal issues are among the topics of discussion in a consideration of the hedging concept. Seven sources are cited ...

Managing Risk at Southwest Airlines

fuel surcharges and look for ways increasing income, such as charging for checked luggage. Southwest are managing this financial r...

Minimizing Exposure to Exchange Rate and Interest Rate Risks

the home currency, but this may also have a cost, as it may limit customers, as it does not mitigate the total risk, it is shiftin...

Financial Markets Questions; Interest Rates, Currency Swaps and Derivatives

a notional amount which is used only for the calculation on the amount is to be exchanged (Dattatreya et al, 1993). The mos...

Derivatives Questions

where there is a sale of something in order to reduce the risk. Short hedging may be seen by a company house and in a foreign curr...

Speculative Influences and Exchange Rates

making decision it is possible that the underlying macro and political influences may be reacted to in a manner that is out of equ...

Currency Risk Management at McDonald's

and deal in the commodities that the company uses, such as orange juice. Mr. Pfaucht explains that he has to fully understa...

Is There a Relationship between the Profitability Levels of Airlines and the Practice of Fuel Hedging?

vary, Morrell and Swann (2006) estimates fuel accounts for 15% of an airlines costs, noting it is not only a major cost, but also ...

Designing a Questionnaire to Asses the Value of Hedging in the Aviation Industry

This 3 page paper designs a questionnaire which may be used as the basis for a structured interview or self competing survey looki...

Theory of Constraints (ToC)and Use to Assess the Value of Hedging

The theory of constraints is examined as a suitable theory to be used in an assessment of the value of airline fuel hedging and t...