Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies

Derivative markets are an important tool enabling non‐financial companies to reduce their risk and manage their financing. Effective regulation of these markets can lower companies hedging costs and help improve productivity. Ineffective regulation can raise costs and reduce productivity. In this te...

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Main Author: Parsons, J.E.
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: MIT CEEPR 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76235
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description Derivative markets are an important tool enabling non‐financial companies to reduce their risk and manage their financing. Effective regulation of these markets can lower companies hedging costs and help improve productivity. Ineffective regulation can raise costs and reduce productivity. In this testimony, I address what type of action is likely to be effective in reducing hedging costs at nonfinancial companies and what type of action is likely to be ineffective or counterproductive.
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spelling mit-1721.1/762352019-04-10T13:13:18Z Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies Parsons, J.E. Derivative markets are an important tool enabling non‐financial companies to reduce their risk and manage their financing. Effective regulation of these markets can lower companies hedging costs and help improve productivity. Ineffective regulation can raise costs and reduce productivity. In this testimony, I address what type of action is likely to be effective in reducing hedging costs at nonfinancial companies and what type of action is likely to be ineffective or counterproductive. 2013-01-09T22:14:16Z 2013-01-09T22:14:16Z 2012-01 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76235 WP-2013-002 en_US Working Papers;2013-002 An error occurred on the license name. An error occurred getting the license - uri. application/pdf MIT CEEPR
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Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies
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title_full Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies
title_fullStr Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies
title_full_unstemmed Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies
title_short Hit or Miss: Regulating Derivative Markets to Reduce Hedging Costs at Non-Financial Companies
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