Innovative approaches to management in economic, technical and legal systems
- Authors:
- Anna S. Pavlikova, Iuliia S. Tsertseil
- Work direction:
- Экономические стратегии в сфере управления современным бизнесом
- Abstract:
- The article discusses origin and types of currency risk, financial instruments for its mitigation for companies making payments in foreign national currency on international markets. The main derivative financial instruments for hedging risks, like forward and futures contracts, options, currency swaps and FRAs are considered. Special attention is paid to the use of such option strategies, like straddle and iron butterfly, allowing to lock potential losses.
- Keywords:
- hedging, currency risk, derivatives, option strategies