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Currency hedging: a financial markets free lunch?

ANALYSIS: We can use currency hedging as a way to mitigate the risk associated with the currency exposure.

Christine Smith-Han Tue, 09 May 2023

For investors that hold assets denominated in a foreign currency, there is a direct exposure to exchange rate risk, as well as the price risk of the international assets.

A New Zealand investor who buys shares in Amazon Inc – a US-listed stock, denominated in United States dollars (USD), has

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