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USD INR View Today and Factors Impacting USD INR
Daily Morning Update: Global Markets and USDINRDebt ceiling deal imminent. Dollar stable and INR in range. (29th May 2023, 7:00 AM) INR likely to open around 82.60 Dollar is firm even as a tentative debt ceiling deal has been agreed upon between the two US...
FX Outlook and Hedge Strategy: 15th March 2023
Fx Outlook and Hedge StrategyPublished on: 15th March At: 10:30 am ISTThe current state of the markets is very uncertain. At present, we believe that the effects of the SVB bank fallout will stabilize and that the Federal Reserve will maintain a focus on inflation,...
LIBOR to SOFR Transition: Challenges
LIBOR to SOFR Transition: ChallengesPublished on: 7th November 2022 By Srinivas Puni and Contributions by Sriruj BeriwalIn this article, we will be explaining the LIBOR To SOFR Transition, LIBOR To SOFR Transition Timeline, LIBOR To SOFR Transition Spread Adjustment,...
Commodity Risk Management
Commodity Risk ManagementPublished on: 18th October 2022 By Renu Kothari: Research Analyst, QuantArtCommodity Risk is the risk of P/L volatility due to change in commodity price movements. Producers are averse to commodity price fall leading to squeezed revenues...
FAQs on Interest Rate Derivatives
FAQs on Interest Rate DerivativesUpdated on : 20th May 2022 1. What are Interest Rate derivatives and what are their types? An interest rate derivative is a financial contract that derives its value from an underlying interest rate or an interest-bearing asset....
FAQ on Hedging & Hedge Strategies: An Interim Report
FAQs on Hedging & Hedge Strategies: An Interim ReportUpdated on: 20th May 20221. What is the Hedge Ratio? Hedging in financial markets means protecting from risk or potential loss. It is a practice related to the Risk Management process. The hedge Ratio is a...
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Foreign Exchange
LIBOR to SOFR Transition: Challenges
LIBOR to SOFR Transition: ChallengesPublished on: 7th November 2022 By Srinivas Puni and Contributions by Sriruj BeriwalIn this article, we will be explaining the LIBOR To SOFR Transition, LIBOR To SOFR Transition Timeline, LIBOR To SOFR Transition Spread Adjustment,...
Chinese Yuan (CNY) Outlook
Chinese Yuan (CNY) OutlookPublished on: 22nd September 2022 Chinese Yuan (CNY) Performance: The offshore yuan depreciated past 7.00 against the dollar, languishing at its lowest levels in two years, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stern commitment to bring down...
FAQs on Interest Rate Derivatives
FAQs on Interest Rate DerivativesUpdated on : 20th May 2022 1. What are Interest Rate derivatives and what are their types? An interest rate derivative is a financial contract that derives its value from an underlying interest rate or an interest-bearing asset....
Futures Hedge Ratios: A Review
Futures Hedge Ratios: A ReviewUpdated on: 4th May 2022 Fx Hedge Ratios Hedging in financial markets means protecting from risk or potential loss. It is a practice related to the Risk Management process. The Hedge Ratio is a measure of a comparison between the...
ECB Hedging
ECB HedgingUpdated on: 3rd May 2022 ECB stands for External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). ECB helps Indian corporations to raise funds from overseas lenders/foreign branches of Indian banks. ECB includes commercial bank loans, notes, bonds, debentures (not fully...
FAQs on USDINR Live Rates & Spot Price
FAQs on USDINRGet all your questions answered on USDINR| Updated on: 5th May 2022 1. Where can I get to view the live rates on USDINR? The live rates can be viewed in our software on the left-hand sidebar. The forward premiums can be viewed by clicking on the search...
Commodity
USD INR View Today and Factors Impacting USD INR
Daily Morning Update: Global Markets and USDINRDebt ceiling deal imminent. Dollar stable and INR in range. (29th May 2023, 7:00 AM) INR likely to open around 82.60 Dollar is firm even as a tentative debt ceiling deal has been agreed upon between the two US...
Commodity Risk Management
Commodity Risk ManagementPublished on: 18th October 2022 By Renu Kothari: Research Analyst, QuantArtCommodity Risk is the risk of P/L volatility due to change in commodity price movements. Producers are averse to commodity price fall leading to squeezed revenues...
LME Aluminium: Factors affecting the price of Aluminium
LME Aluminium: Factors affecting the price of AluminumRisk Factors for Aluminium | Updated on: 1st November 2021Aluminium- Done & Dusted I had a scary dream- my favourite soft drink ‘Coco-cola’ was no longer serving. They simply ran out of containers. And they...
Lead Hedging Future and Options
Lead Hedging Futures and OptionsCommodity Hedging | Updated on: 23rd June 2021Hey, we hope you have enjoyed our first article on hedging with futures. For this article, we expect you to have a rudimentary understanding of how Futures and Options work. If you don’t,...
Lead Hedging Basics
Lead Hedging BasicsCommodity Hedging | Updated on: 1st October 2021For the uninitiated, when you agree to buy or sell a commodity and the prices are not fixed, you take a so-called ‘price risk’. Say, in June, a battery manufacturer agreed to buy one tonne of refined...
Lead hedging in LME using option structures
Lead hedging in LME using option structuresForex Hedging | Published on: 14th December 2020In LME, lead can be hedged using futures and options. The market participants like the miners, producers, traders, hedge funds, bulk consumers often find it difficult to choose...
Interest Rates
Understanding SORA Outlook and Hedging Strategies: A Forecast for Singapore’s Interest Rate
Understanding SORA Outlook and Hedging Strategies: A Forecast for Singapore's Interest RatePublished on: 28th February 2023The Singapore Overnight Rate Average(SORA) is an interest rate benchmark that reflects the average rate at which banks in Singapore borrow funds...
Hedging the high SOFR rate burden
Hedging the high SOFR rate burdenPublished on: 11th January 2023 By: Srinivas PuniOf late, courtesy the Fed, the SOFR rates have shot up significantly, with the latest Fed projections talking about a 5% terminal rate. In this article, we will discuss the various...
Interest Rate Risk Hedging
Interest Rate Risk HedgingPublished on: 12th December 2022 By: Ayush GarodiaInterest Rate Risk Hedging Interest rate risk affects different assets/liabilities in different ways and the hedging needs of a situation differ based on the objective of hedging. There are...
FAQs on Interest Rate Derivatives
FAQs on Interest Rate DerivativesUpdated on : 20th May 2022 1. What are Interest Rate derivatives and what are their types? An interest rate derivative is a financial contract that derives its value from an underlying interest rate or an interest-bearing asset....
FAQs on ECB Hedge Regulation
FAQs on ECB (External Commercial Borrowings) hedge regulationForex Hedging | Updated on: 1st November 2021Q. Is hedging of FCY (foreign currency) denominated ECB, mandatory for a manufacturing company? A. No Q. Is hedging of FCY denominated ECB, mandatory for an...
Libor change-Impact on Indian corporates
LIBOR Transition– Impact on Indian corporatesForex Hedging | 10 min ReadUploaded on: 22nd January 2022LIBOR is phased out from December 2021. Each country has introduced its own alternate risk-free rates (RFR). For US dollar-denominated loans and securities, the new...
