Because a derivative's price is closely tied to that of the underlying asset, derivatives make good hedging vehicles, says Zhiwei Ren, managing director and portfolio manager at Penn Mutual Asset ...

Hedging via derivatives One of the most common methods of hedging is via derivatives. The derivatives such as options, swaps, futures and forward contracts, invariably move in the same direction ...

“The rising employment of equity derivatives in such strategies as actively managed long-only equity, passive equity index, and simple price speculation, suggests that a rising number of institutions ...

The continuing COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic crisis has global investors turning to the derivatives market in droves to lock in gains and hedge against losses.

In an 8-1 decision released on March 13, the SCC in James S.A. MacDonald v The Queen upheld the decision made by the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) that the derivatives contract in question constituted ...

BYD, the world's largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, has earmarked US$5 billion for foreign exchange derivatives trading to reduce risks to its fast-growing global operations from the yuan's ...

Brazil is poised to begin hedging corn and soybean derivatives with physical delivery for the first time under the direction of a former Louis Dreyfus Co. executive.. Over-the-counter company ...

Simeon Willis, principal consultant at KPMG, said the use of derivatives to hedge liabilities is common among pension schemes, with a recent survey by KPMG indicating over £500bn of UK pension scheme ...

“Before taking exposure to equity derivatives, Insurers shall put in place board approved hedging policy (for equity derivatives) which includes hedge accounting framework and detailed methodology for ...

Hedging is a form of investment made to reduce the risk of unanticipated price changes of an asset. Usually, a hedge entails taking a position opposite to the investment that is being hedged. It ...