PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA

Islamic FX swap is one of the hedging mechanisms that will help financial institutions minimize foreign exchange risk as well as protects the value of assets from the market exposure. However, the Islamic Fx swaps is claimed to mimic conventional FX Swap structure which is to some degree is incompa...

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Main Author: Azlin Alisa Ahmad, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Dasar, Nik Abdul Rahim NikAbdGhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hamdard Foundation 2020-07-01
Series:Hamdard Islamicus
Online Access:https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/225
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description Islamic FX swap is one of the hedging mechanisms that will help financial institutions minimize foreign exchange risk as well as protects the value of assets from the market exposure. However, the Islamic Fx swaps is claimed to mimic conventional FX Swap structure which is to some degree is incompatible with Islamic financial ethics. This paper aims to analyze the application of the principles of Islamic ethics in the Islamic Foreign Exchange Swap (Islamic FX Swap) within the Islamic banking institutions in Malaysia. This study used content analysis method of the qualitative approach. This paper concludes that in Malaysia, the Islamic FX Swap operation in Islamicbanking institutions runs based on the principles of Islamic ethics. There are four principles of Islamic ethics in the implementation of Islamic FX Swap, which are the absent of riba, the absent of gharar, the prohibition of excessive speculation and the prohibition of gambling. The implementation of Islamic FX Swap
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spelling doaj.art-5f7b6a2401154d9b907f0e98569e7da92022-12-22T03:20:47ZengHamdard FoundationHamdard Islamicus0250-71962020-07-0143Special IssuePRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIAAzlin Alisa Ahmad, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Dasar, Nik Abdul Rahim NikAbdGhani Islamic FX swap is one of the hedging mechanisms that will help financial institutions minimize foreign exchange risk as well as protects the value of assets from the market exposure. However, the Islamic Fx swaps is claimed to mimic conventional FX Swap structure which is to some degree is incompatible with Islamic financial ethics. This paper aims to analyze the application of the principles of Islamic ethics in the Islamic Foreign Exchange Swap (Islamic FX Swap) within the Islamic banking institutions in Malaysia. This study used content analysis method of the qualitative approach. This paper concludes that in Malaysia, the Islamic FX Swap operation in Islamicbanking institutions runs based on the principles of Islamic ethics. There are four principles of Islamic ethics in the implementation of Islamic FX Swap, which are the absent of riba, the absent of gharar, the prohibition of excessive speculation and the prohibition of gambling. The implementation of Islamic FX Swap https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/225
spellingShingle Azlin Alisa Ahmad, Mohd Hafiz Mohd Dasar, Nik Abdul Rahim NikAbdGhani
PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
Hamdard Islamicus
title PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
title_full PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
title_fullStr PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
title_full_unstemmed PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
title_short PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS IN THE ISLAMIC FOREIGN EXCHANGE SWAP IN ISLAMIC BANKING MALAYSIA
title_sort principles of islamic ethics in the islamic foreign exchange swap in islamic banking malaysia
url https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/index.php/hi/article/view/225
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