The Role of Currency Futures in Risk Management
Currency Derivatives and Risk Management
Business & Finance, Finance & Investing, Banks & Banking
| Author: | Daniel Plaza | ISBN: | 9783640934140 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing | Publication: | June 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Daniel Plaza |
| ISBN: | 9783640934140 |
| Publisher: | GRIN Publishing |
| Publication: | June 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | GRIN Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: 83%, University of Westminster (Msc Finance and Accounting), course: INTERNATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this report is to discuss the role of currency futures in risk management as well as their main advantages and drawbacks. The report will analyse the global rate of utilization of currency futures by comparison with other main currency derivatives and the geographic differences in their usage. Possible explanations for the preference for certain currency derivatives in risk management will be given. The usefulness of currency futures rate as an estimator of future spot rate will be discussed by reviewing and summarizing the existing literature on this subject. Practical applications of currency futures also will be covered in this report.
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting, grade: 83%, University of Westminster (Msc Finance and Accounting), course: INTERNATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this report is to discuss the role of currency futures in risk management as well as their main advantages and drawbacks. The report will analyse the global rate of utilization of currency futures by comparison with other main currency derivatives and the geographic differences in their usage. Possible explanations for the preference for certain currency derivatives in risk management will be given. The usefulness of currency futures rate as an estimator of future spot rate will be discussed by reviewing and summarizing the existing literature on this subject. Practical applications of currency futures also will be covered in this report.
