Showing posts with label electrical equipment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label electrical equipment. Show all posts

Friday, July 16, 2010

How to hedge currency risks

Part 1. Solution
Given the large Russian importer of electrical equipment is payable on contracts with European suppliers, expressed in euros. Management reporting company is in dollars, and when the euro rising against the U.S. dollar, exchange rate losses are formed. Depending on the market monthly payments in euros is $ 10.5 million loss on exchange last year, fueled by growth in the euro against the dollar by 23% and amounted to about $ 5 million Importer is operated by a commercial lending - the postponement of payment upon delivery of goods is 1-3 months.