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Self-hedging (See Chapter 48 of the Vernimmen)
Self-hedging, one of the financial risk management tools, consists in not hedging a risk. This is a reasonable strategy only for very large groups. Such groups assume that the law of averages applies to them and that they are therefore certain to experience some negative events on a regular basis, such as devaluations, customer bankruptcy, etc. Risk thus becomes a certainty and, hence, a cost. As a part of hedging.html" class=l>self-hedging, companies sometimes set up captive insurance companies. See also natural hedge.
Self-hedging (See Chapter 48 of the Vernimmen)
Self-hedging, one of the financial risk management tools, consists in not hedging a risk. This is a reasonable strategy only for very large groups. Such groups assume that the law of averages applies to them and that they are therefore certain to experience some negative events on a regular basis, such as devaluations, customer bankruptcy, etc. Risk thus becomes a certainty and, hence, a cost. As a part of hedging.html" class=l>self-hedging, companies sometimes set up captive insurance companies. See also natural hedge.
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