Enterprise Risk Management - Meats
By: Craig Haymaker, Chief Operating Officer Enterprise risk management has not gained enough traction in the meats supply chain. In a...
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Grain Price Risk Management: Using A Hedge Ratio
By: Craig Haymaker, Chief Operating Officer This is the second article in a series entitled ‘Grain Price Risk Management.’ Please visit...
Introducing the New AMERIBOR Index
By: Megan Roth, Marketing Generalist On April 24, 2019 Clarus Financial Technology (CFT) released an article discussing Ameribor and how...
Mythbusters: Debunking the myths about derivatives
Derivative contracts are often portrayed as the bad boys of the financial marketplace, but this characterization misrepresents most derivati
Know Your Options: Amended derivative accounting affords benefits for forward and option hedgers
As attractive as this new ratable method may be, in certain cases, it might be preferable to avoid this treatment and apply an alternative m
HedgeStar’s Tim Potter sits on Risk Management panel at the American Metal Markets’ Steel Success
New York, NY – – The American Metal Markets held their 33rd annual Steel Success Strategies Conference June 25 – June 26. Delegates from...
Should hedge accounting be outsourced?
By: John Trefethen, Director & Co-Founder Hedge accounting is currently a leading cause of restatements of financial statements. The cost...
Back-to-Back Swap Strategy
The bank effectively trades the two swaps simultaneously. We start with the consideration of the two, respective at-market swaps – i.e., swa
Interest Rate Swaps: Economics and Accounting
Qualifying for shortcut on fair value hedges requires structuring the swap with the following features: (a) the hedging derivative’s notiona
Thinking Ahead: Adjusting Hedge Coverage as the Market Changes
The thing about risk is that it keeps changing. Whether it’s due to ever-evolving macroeconomic conditions or firm-specific developments, a
