In the Wall Street Journal, Amol Dhargalkar explains what tools corporate treasurers can use to hedge foreign currency in light of the strong U.S. dollar
Summary
In discussion with The Wall Street Journal, Amol Dhargalkar explains what tools corporate treasurers can use to hedge foreign currency in light of the strong U.S. dollar.“A knock-out transaction can be a hedge that goes away once the exchange rate rises to a certain level,” said Amol Dhargalkar, a managing partner at financial services firm Chatham Financial.The Wall Street Journal
There are a variety of tools that treasurers and other executives can use, ranging from forward contracts, which lock in the exchange rate for a purchase or sale of a currency on a future date; derivatives that give the right but not the obligation to exchange at a prearranged rate at a specified date, also called options; as well as instruments like knock-ins and knock-outs, which allow companies to seek the protection of a hedge only at certain exchange rates.
“A knock-out transaction can be a hedge that goes away once the exchange rate rises to a certain level,” said Amol Dhargalkar, a managing partner at financial services firm Chatham Financial.
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