Can the use of foreign currency derivatives explain variations in foreign exchange exposure? Evidence from Australian companies

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-215

  Nguyen, Hoa ^a   Faff, Robert ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foreign currency derivative use; Foreign currency exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037411114     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1042-444X(02)00051-8     Document Type: Article

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