Derivatives usage in non-financial firms
Derivatives are commonly used by financial firms in order to protect themselves from unforeseen losses due to currency fluctuations.The degree of usage should demonstrate the equivalent level of risk the firms intend to cover, hence the bigger the foreign exchange exposure, the bigger the coverage.T...
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| author | Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin |
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| description | Derivatives are commonly used by financial firms in order to protect themselves from unforeseen losses due to currency fluctuations.The degree of usage should demonstrate the equivalent level of risk the firms intend to cover, hence the bigger the foreign exchange exposure, the bigger the coverage.This study attempted to describe derivative usage in non-financial firms.Cross section data from developed and developing countries were used to assess the degree of usage the degree of usage.The findings revealed that while in developed countries the usages are very rigorous, derivatives are also becoming popular in developing countries.The reason for the usage also indicated similarity between developed and developing countries. |
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| spelling | uum-62032012-12-14T03:58:28Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6203/ Derivatives usage in non-financial firms Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin HG Finance Derivatives are commonly used by financial firms in order to protect themselves from unforeseen losses due to currency fluctuations.The degree of usage should demonstrate the equivalent level of risk the firms intend to cover, hence the bigger the foreign exchange exposure, the bigger the coverage.This study attempted to describe derivative usage in non-financial firms.Cross section data from developed and developing countries were used to assess the degree of usage the degree of usage.The findings revealed that while in developed countries the usages are very rigorous, derivatives are also becoming popular in developing countries.The reason for the usage also indicated similarity between developed and developing countries. Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2005-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6203/1/jis.pdf Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi and Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin (2005) Derivatives usage in non-financial firms. Journal of International Studies . pp. 53-76. ISSN 1823-691X http://jis.uum.edu.my |
| spellingShingle | HG Finance Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin Derivatives usage in non-financial firms |
| title | Derivatives usage in non-financial firms |
| title_full | Derivatives usage in non-financial firms |
| title_fullStr | Derivatives usage in non-financial firms |
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| title_short | Derivatives usage in non-financial firms |
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| topic | HG Finance |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/6203/1/jis.pdf |
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