Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21874
Author(s): Raguideau, Alicia
Advisor: Mota, António Gomes
Date: 28-Sep-2020
Title: How can non-financial companies use the foreign exchange market and manage the risk it involves?
Reference: Raguideau, A. (2020). How can non-financial companies use the foreign exchange market and manage the risk it involves? [Dissertação de mestrado, Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa]. Repositório do Iscte. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/21874
Keywords: Foreign exchange
Currency
Corporates
Financial markets
Moeda estrangeira
Moeda
Empresas
Mercados financeiros
Abstract: This dissertation aims to understand and analyse the use of the Foreign Exchange Market by non-financial corporations that regularly deal with different currencies from economic and financial transactions carried out with clients, suppliers, banks and other parties. This dissertation analyses the evolution of the forex markets and the associated risks of operating in foreign currencies as well as investigates strategies that can be adopted by corporations to cope with those risks. The information about the forex impact and risks on the business units were gathered using a qualitative research approach based in interviews made with professionals of the industry, namely, FX Salesmen and Corporate Hedging strategists. It is imperative that corporations are able to use the financial market effectively as it is essential in today’s global economy.
Esta dissertação visa analisar a utilização do Mercado Cambial por empresas não financeiras que lidam diariamente com moedas diferentes das transações económicas e financeiras realizadas com clientes, fornecedores, bancos e outras partes. A dissertação analisa a evolução dos mercados FOREX e os riscos associados de operar em moedas estrangeiras e quais as estratégias que podem ser adotadas pelas empresas para fazer face a esses riscos. As informações sobre o impacto e riscos da FOREX nas unidades de negócio foram recolhidas utilizando uma abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa baseada em entrevistas feitas com profissionais do sector, nomeadamente, vendedores de FX e estrategas de cobertura de empresas. Este mercado financeiro é essencial numa economia global e, consequentemente, importante para a maioria das empresas poder utilizá-lo eficazmente.
Degree: Mestrado em Finanças
Peerreviewed: yes
Access type: Open Access
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