Essays about: "Hedging Motives"

Found 3 essays containing the words Hedging Motives.

  1. 1. Household Hedging Motives and Financial Risk Taking: Evidence from Europe

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Azar Aliyev; [2019]
    Keywords : Household Finance; Risk-Taking; Hedging Motives; Human Capital; Real Estate;

    Abstract : Financial economists have suggested how hedging motives related to human capital and real estate should affect financial risk-taking of a utility maximizing household. Using rich cross-sectional data from the second wave of the Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey, I analyze how such motives relate to the propensity to participate in the markets for risky assets and the risky share - portion of financial portfolio allocated to the risky assets. READ MORE

  3. 2. Theoretical incentives vs. perceived motives for using interest rate derivatives in Swedish corporations

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Daniel Fodor; [2015]
    Keywords : Interest rate derivatives; Swaps; Basel; CVA; FVA; Hedge accounting; Corporate hedging; Räntederivat; Swappar; Basel; CVA; FVA; Hedge accounting; Hedging i företag;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to highlight if contemporary practices for using interest rate derivatives in large non-financial Swedish corporations are consistent with theoretical incentives for using such derivative instruments. Most theoretical incentives were developed before the financial crisis of 2007-08. READ MORE

  4. 3. Farmers preferred end-values related to their use of forward contract : a means-end chain analysis

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Ricard Nyman; [2015]
    Keywords : Hedging; laddering interviews; means-end chain; personal value; risk management;

    Abstract : Today’s farmers are constantly affected by the fluctuating world market prices on grain and thereby the price risk that comes with the price fluctuations. The volatile prices of grain increase the price risk within the business, which in turn affects the profitability of the business. READ MORE