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Motives For Corporate Hedging: Evidence From The Uk

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  • EPHRAIM CLARK

    (Accounting and Finance Group, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK)

  • AMRIT JUDGE

    (Economics Group, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK)

Abstract

In this paper, we use survey data and data from annual reports to identify the determinants of hedging activity of United Kingdom (UK) firms in the context of an overall program of risk management. Comparing the two sets of data makes it possible to identify misclassified firms, that is, firms whose hedging claims are not consistent across the two data sets. Our results on the consistent data show that the likelihood of hedging is related to growth options, foreign currency exposure, liquidity and economies of scale in hedging costs. Contrary to many previous US studies, we also find strong evidence linking the decision to hedge and the expected costs of financial distress. Results for the misclassified firms suggest that they are actually hedgers that hedge less extensively than the correctly classified (CC) hedgers.

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  • Ephraim Clark & Amrit Judge, 2005. "Motives For Corporate Hedging: Evidence From The Uk," Annals of Financial Economics (AFE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(01), pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:afexxx:v:01:y:2005:i:01:n:s201049520550003x
    DOI: 10.1142/S201049520550003X
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    1. Benbouzid, Nadia & Mallick, Sushanta K. & Sousa, Ricardo M., 2017. "An international forensic perspective of the determinants of bank CDS spreads," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 33(C), pages 60-70.
    2. Belghitar, Yacine & Clark, Ephraim & Dropsy, Vincent & Mefteh-Wali, Salma, 2021. "The effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the performance of small and medium sized enterprises: Implications for Brexit," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 399-410.
    3. Sugeng Wahyudi & Fernando Goklas & Maria Rio Rita & Hersugondo Hersugondo & Rio Dhani Laksana, 2019. "The Determinants of Corporate Hedging Policy: A Case Study from Indonesia," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(1), pages 113-129.
    4. Gatopoulos, Georgios & Loubergé, Henri, 2013. "Combined use of foreign debt and currency derivatives under the threat of currency crises: The case of Latin American firms," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 54-75.

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    Keywords

    Corporate hedging; derivatives; financial distress costs; G32; G33;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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