Currency Hedging – Proof of Concept - Sample Use Case for a FX Portfolio

With a global scope of investment activities the involved currency risks for larger portfolios can be substantial and have to be managed properly.

Typical approaches are either not to hedge at all or to hedge the existing currency exposure to certain extent statically (e.g. 50% or even 100%), which may lead to significant costs for long term commitments.

In addition to the costs of long-term static hedging, which of course protects against losses triggered by the external currency, it also hinders to participate in favorable currency moves. The aim of this proof of concept is to assess the potential of a dynamic hedging approach by applying advanced statistical methods to the exchange rates of several currency pairs.