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The risk that arises from a change in currency rates.   
The risk that arises from a change in currency rates.   


This can take the form of  
This can take the form of:
(i) a receipt/payment of more or less home currency than expected when a transaction is settled (transaction risk), or
#a receipt/payment of more or less home currency than expected when a transaction is settled (transaction risk)
 
#a change in asset/liability values in a balance sheet, profit /loss in an income statement (translation risk), or
(ii) a change in asset/liability values in a balance sheet, profit /loss in an income statement (translation risk), or
#a change in competitiveness as rates change relative to buyers, suppliers or competitors (economic risk).   
(iii) a change in competitiveness as rates change relative to buyers, suppliers or competitors (economic risk).   


A more complex area of risk concerns contingent, or pre-transaction risk.
A more complex area of risk concerns contingent, or pre-transaction risk.
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* [[Transaction exposure]]
* [[Transaction exposure]]
* [[Translation exposure]]
* [[Translation exposure]]

Revision as of 13:00, 5 August 2013

The risk that arises from a change in currency rates.

This can take the form of:

  1. a receipt/payment of more or less home currency than expected when a transaction is settled (transaction risk)
  2. a change in asset/liability values in a balance sheet, profit /loss in an income statement (translation risk), or
  3. a change in competitiveness as rates change relative to buyers, suppliers or competitors (economic risk).

A more complex area of risk concerns contingent, or pre-transaction risk.

Also known as Currency exposure or Foreign exchange risk.

See also