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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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Main Authors: Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi, Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia 2005
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spelling my.uum.repo.62032012-12-14T03:58:28Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/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 http://repo.uum.edu.my/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
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Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi
Mohd Faizal, Mohd Amin
Derivatives usage in non-financial firms
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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author Mohamad, Mohamad Hanapi
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title Derivatives usage in non-financial firms
title_short Derivatives usage in non-financial firms
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title_fullStr Derivatives usage in non-financial firms
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publisher Penerbit Universiti Utara Malaysia
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