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The risk that arises from a change in currency rates.
The risk of losses or other adverse effects resulting from a change in a foreign exchange rate, or from other unfavourable changes in relation to a foreign currency.
 
Examples include:
 
(i) a final receipt/payment of a different amount of domestic currency equivalent, than expected when a currency transaction was committed to (transaction risk), or
 
 
(ii) a change in asset/liability values in a balance sheet, profit/loss in an income statement (translation risk), or
 
 
(iii) a change in competitiveness as rates change relative to buyers, suppliers or competitors (economic risk).  


This can take the form of:
#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
#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.


Also known as Currency exposure or Foreign exchange risk.
Also known as Currency exposure or Foreign exchange risk.





Revision as of 09:36, 1 June 2015

The risk of losses or other adverse effects resulting from a change in a foreign exchange rate, or from other unfavourable changes in relation to a foreign currency.

Examples include:

(i) a final receipt/payment of a different amount of domestic currency equivalent, than expected when a currency transaction was committed to (transaction risk), or


(ii) a change in asset/liability values in a balance sheet, profit/loss in an income statement (translation risk), or


(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.


Also known as Currency exposure or Foreign exchange risk.


See also


Other links

Currency risk, Will Spinney, ACT 2009