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Role of Currency Futures in Risk Management

Title: Role of Currency Futures in Risk Management

Term Paper , 2011 , 23 Pages , Grade: 81%

Autor:in: Panagiotis Papadopoulos (Author)

Business economics - Banking, Stock Exchanges, Insurance, Accounting
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This paper examines the role of currency futures contracts in risk management. The reader can find a brief introduction to the history of foreign exchange markets and under which cir-cumstances the markets appeared in 1970s. Furthermore, the question of why to use currency futures to hedge risk exposures is answered. A more in-depth analysis of how currency futures contracts are structured, especially their specifications and their advantages and limi-tations for the user. Moreover this paper addresses issue of how currency futures are used by participants. Finally, a brief use of currency futures is also examined with a case study on the FX-market.

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1. Introduction

2. Literature Review
2.1 Why to hedge with Currency Futures?
2.2 Currency Futures Outline and Scope

3. Application
3.1 Hedging with Currency Futures
3.2 Currency Futures: Case Studies

4. Conclusion

References

Appendices

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Title
Role of Currency Futures in Risk Management
College
University of Westminster  (Westminster Business School)
Grade
81%
Author
Panagiotis Papadopoulos (Author)
Publication Year
2011
Pages
23
Catalog Number
V170203
ISBN (eBook)
9783640889198
ISBN (Book)
9783640889532
Language
English
Tags
Risk Management Currency Futures FX Futures Financial Derivatives Futures Contract FX Risk FX Risk hedge International Risk Management Foreign Currency Terminverträge Devisenrisiko
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Panagiotis Papadopoulos (Author), 2011, Role of Currency Futures in Risk Management, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/170203
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