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Measuring Hedge Effectiveness For Fas 133 Compliance

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  • John M. Charnes
  • Paul Koch
  • Henk Berkman

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Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) 133 requires business entities to document their anticipation of hedge effectiveness in order to qualify for hedge accounting treatment of gains and losses from financial derivatives. In the absence of specific guidelines, the accounting industry has espoused the “80–125” rule for determining hedge effectiveness. But the authors observe that meaningful assessment of anticipated hedge effectiveness must consider two distinct aspects of a firm's hedging strategy: (1) the strength of the hedging relationship, which is determined by the choice of the hedging instrument; and (2) the position taken in the hedging instrument relative to the holdings of the hedged item. They take both aspects of hedging into consideration in developing alternative measures of hedge effectiveness and distinguishing between the potential and attained effectiveness of a particular hedge. This approach enables the user to evaluate the relative merits of alternative hedging strategies to support risk management decisions, and also to document a selected hedging strategy's anticipated effectiveness for purposes of compliance with FAS 133. While the authors endorse a fairly broad interpretation of hedge effectiveness, their approach can also be used in the narrower context of an “80–125” rule.

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  • John M. Charnes & Paul Koch & Henk Berkman, 2003. "Measuring Hedge Effectiveness For Fas 133 Compliance," Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley, vol. 15(4), pages 95-103, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jacrfn:v:15:y:2003:i:4:p:95-103
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6622.2003.tb00530.x
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    1. Białkowski, Jędrzej & Bohl, Martin T. & Perera, Devmali, 2023. "Commodity futures hedge ratios: A meta-analysis," Journal of Commodity Markets, Elsevier, vol. 30(C).
    2. Chao Jiang & Ira G. Kawaller & Paul D. Koch, 2016. "Designing A Proper Hedge: Theory Versus Practice," Journal of Financial Research, Southern Finance Association;Southwestern Finance Association, vol. 39(2), pages 123-144, June.
    3. Jędrzej Białkowski & Martin T. Bohl & Devmali Perera, 2022. "Commodity Futures Hedge Ratios: A Meta-Analysis," Working Papers in Economics 22/12, University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance.

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