Audit Support – Valuation ServicesBy: John Trefethen, Director & Co-Founder Rely on HedgeStar to be your valuation specialist for Level 1, 2 and 3 instrument valuations....
HedgeTalk: A Dollar Demise? Not so Fast!By: Johan Rosenberg, Chairman The long term dollar holds the key to spreads, and asset valuations. The United States does receive...
What to Expect in 2021By: Craig Haymaker, CPA, Chief Operating Officer 2020 has been an unforgettable year – pandemic, quarantine (toilet paper is still hard...
Credit Unions and Interest Rate Swap – Advantages and DisadvantagesBy: John Trefethen, Director & Co-Founder One of the most common financial products used by a credit union for hedging interest rate risk...
Tactical Considerations of Hedging Currency ExposuresSpeculative currency traders, for the most part, live and die on the basis of how well they can anticipate—or react to—imminent market moves
Hedging Cross-Border Balance Sheet ExposuresAs an alternative to using forward contracts, entities could also hedge by buying currency options—calls on the nonfunctional currency to pr
Hedging Currency Risk for Foreign Assets and LiabilitiesA currency forward is simply an obligation to buy or sell a specified volume of currency units at a specified date for a specified price (ex
Hedging Currency Exposures by Multinationals: Things to ConsiderFor something that is so fundamental to international commerce, it is astounding how much confusion exists about managing currency risk. For
Disciplined Hedging – Controlling Interest Rate Risk in an Uncertain WorldDespite the lack of certainty, it would seem that both alternatives of leaving the swap in place or liquidating the swap suffer from the sam
Basic Strategies for Managing U.S. Dollar/Brazilian Real Exchange Rate Risk for Dollar-Denominated IBrazilian Real futures and options on futures at Chicago Mercantile Exchange offer a host of risk management strategies appropriate for thos