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1. 11. Ingredient hedging and firm value: A study of agricultural commodity price exposures

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Linn Markryd; Caroline Garph; [2010]
   Keywords : commodities; agricultural; ingredient hedging; hedging;

   Abstract : Hedging in all respects, is one of the most fundamental tools when it comes to fulfilling the principal aim of corporate finance – maximizing shareholder value. Also the research about how to calculate the risk and how to hedge against it has been meticulously assessed in famous research papers that cover almost every detail of risk management. READ MORE

3. 12. INVESTING IN AN EMERGING MARKET: Systematic risk and fund performance in Russian stock market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Kristian Elonen; Saara Hollmén; [2007]
   Keywords : Emerging markets; systematic market risk; Russian stock market; Russia funds; Eastern Europe funds; fund performance and evaluation;

   Abstract : In this paper, we study systematic risk factors that influence returns in the Russian stock market and investigate how Swedish Russia and Eastern Europe funds have performed and managed their portfolio holdings in an emerging market environment. We find that the Russian stock markets exposure to systematic risk in other emerging markets is high and significant. READ MORE