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Risk Management with Default-Risky Forwards

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  • Olaf Korn

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To study the impact of counter-party default risk of forward contracts on a firm’s production and hedging decisions, I use a model of a risk-averse competitive firm under price uncertainty. I find that if expected profits from forward contracts are zero, the hedge ratio is not affected by default risk under general preferences and general price distributions. My analysis shows that if the size of a firm’s forward position does not affect the counter-party’s default probability, default risk is no reason to reduce hedge ratios. However, a firm’s optimal output is negatively affected by default risk, and it is generally advisable to hedge default risk with credit derivatives.

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  • Olaf Korn, 2010. "Risk Management with Default-Risky Forwards," Schmalenbach Business Review (sbr), LMU Munich School of Management, vol. 62(2), pages 102-125, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sbr:abstra:v:62:y:2010:i:2:p:102-125
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    1. Adam-Müller, Axel F.A. & Nolte, Ingmar, 2011. "Cross hedging under multiplicative basis risk," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 35(11), pages 2956-2964, November.

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    Keywords

    Default Risk; Forwards; Hedging; Production; Risk Management.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General

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