premium collar options

When to use zero-premium collar options as the method of hedging

If it is not wise to always hedge via zero-premium collar options and you should never pay a premium to buy outright call and put currency options – what is the right approach?

FX Options

Hedge accounting FX options: time versus intrinsic value

Learn how FX options lock in the certainty of worst case exchange rate outcomes while allowing participation in favourable rate movements.

Interest Rate Swap

Why use an interest rate swap and how does it work?

A popular blog first released in 2015, largely to help explain what an Interest Rate Swap or IRS is. Funnily enough – the need to know is just as great today, if not greater.

Fund managers

Three reasons investment fund managers use Hedgebook

Here are three key ways Hedgebook makes life easier for investment fund managers or similar finance functions within a hedge fund, private equity or VC firm.

Auditors juggling FX

New Focus as Pressure Mounts on Auditors

Not only are companies struggling with the increased focus on exchange rates, but our auditors are also having to learn new tricks.

FX Customers

Why is it so Easy for Your FX Customers to Leave?

Lockdown has made building FX customer relationships a whole lot harder – but does it have to be? Hedgebook asks the question.

FVA clouds bank valuations

FVA Clouds Bank Valuations

Hedgebook takes a look at FVA (Funding Valuation Adjustments) that sit alongside CVA and DVA within the family of derivative valuations.

FX risk Wine importers and exporters

FX Risk for Wine Importers and Exporters

In working with wine companies over the years the Hedgebook team has a real appreciation for the complexity of managing FX risk for wine importers and exporters.

auto-hedging

Is auto-hedging the next big thing in treasury?

The pros and cons of auto-hedging is becoming a key debate; what is it, the motivations for it and what concerns could customers have?

HedgebookPro popular features and reports

While we continue to develop new Hedgebook features it’s good to take stock of our perennially popular features and reports.

hedgebook audit

Hedgebook Audit Launch

The Hedgebook Audit launch was over five years ago in direct response to a customer enquiry – it now serves customers globally.

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Five Current Trends For Global Markets Divisions (FX)

At the end of last year we sat around the ‘virtual’ table, hypothesising as to how the world may have changed for banks  FX trading teams over 2020. Which was when one of Hedgebook’s more…