Derivatives as a risk management tool
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DERIVATIVES: RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL
Main issues / descriptives
Derivatives, also called derivative securities are financial instruments that are not created by the company but are derived from another asset, interest rate, commodity, or exchange rate. These financial instruments are of two types- futures and options.
According to Keown et al. (2002), futures (also termed as futures contacts) may be used to lock in the following:
1. prices of commodities and raw materials that are used in production,
2. interest rates on debt, and
3. Exchange rate for sales abroad.
Other instruments that are considered as derivatives or derivative securities are options or options contracts. This kind of contract gives the owner the right to buy ...
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- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of the Philippines
- Master in Business Administration, Saint Mary's University
- Doctor of Philosophy in Education, University of the Philippines
- Doctor in Business Adminstration (IP), Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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