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methods of hedging

AAshley5y ago
I have two questions relating to methods of hedging the transaction risk. [Question 1] They all are used for Short-term hedging techniques: Forward Contracts; Money Market Hedge; Currency Futures; Currency Options It is a Long-term hedging technique: Currency Swaps [Question 2] They all are used for hedging big amounts of foreign currency: Forward Contracts; Money Market Hedge; Currency Futures; Currency Swaps While these are used for hedging lower amounts of foreign currency: Currency Options Am I correct?
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor5y ago#1
You are correct for question 1. For question 2, forward rates can be used for small amounts, the others are for larger amounts.
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