Tag Archives: Hedging

Hedging of the crude oil price

In this article, Youssef Louraoui (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) discusses the concept of hedging and its application in the crude oil market. This article is structured as follow: we introduce the concept of hedging in … Continue reading

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Currency overlay

In this article, Jayati WALIA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains currency overlay which is a mechanism to effectively manage currency risk in asset portfolios. Overview Currency risk, also known as exchange-rate risk, forex … Continue reading

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Hedging strategies – Equities

Hedging Strategies – Equities This article written by Akshit GUPTA (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2019-2022) presents the different hedging strategies based on option contracts. Introduction Hedging is a risk mitigation strategy used by investors reduce the risk in … Continue reading

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