Why firms use currency derivatives

Journal of Finance

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1323-1354

  Géczy, Christopher ^a   Minton, Bernadette A ^a   Schrand, Catherine ^a  

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EID: 0040304511     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1997.tb01112.x     Document Type: Article

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