Provide an example as to how a firm can use a currency swap for hedging.
Provide an example as to how a firm can use a currency swap for hedging.
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A firm can use currency swap to manage it's foreign exchange markets rates fluctuations and receivables assurance.
It can be hedged by swapping the current currency rate for a future date.It eliminates all the risks involved with foreign exchange rate fluctuations.
For example let's say that one party has $100 Million receivable and other party has Euro 120 Millions receivable so they will enter into a currency swap of 1:1.2 and when at the future date monies are received it willl be swapped in same ratio leading to closure of the deal.
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