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A distributed, secure database of transactions, also known as 'distributed ledger technology' which may complement or replace the use of database and file transfer software used in the software systems in use by corporate treasuries.
When hedging an exposure, the risk of being locked in at an unfavourable hedged rate, and suffering an opportunity loss.  




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A database using distributed ledger technology (blockchain) which can be used for cryptocurrency transactions.
The term 'regret risk' is also used more broadly, to include the possibility of later financial regret at <u>not</u> making an operational or financial commitment, in addition to the narrower definition in 1. above.


For example, a decision to leave a financial exposure unhedged, which may turn out with hindsight not to have been the best decision.


The potential for regret, in this wider sense, is the inevitable consequence of any decision either to act or not to act. With the benefit of hindsight, any decision taken may turn out to have been sub-optimal.


:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Blockchain defined'''''</span>
Misunderstanding about this important point may lead to [[analysis paralysis]].
 
:"At its heart, blockchain is a relatively straightforward concept.
:It is a ledger of blocks of information, such as transactions or agreements, that are stored across a network of computers.
:This information is stored chronologically, can be viewed by a community of users, and is not usually managed by a central authority such as a bank or a government.
 
:Once published, the information in a certain block can't be changed.
:If people try to tamper with that information, it becomes obvious."
 
:[https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45919700 ''BBC business news:'']
 
 
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin may require blockchain technology but the use of blockchain does not require the involvement of Bitcoin.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Altcoin]]
* [[Analysis paralysis]]
* [[Bitcoin]]
* [[Hindsight bias]]
* [[Blockchain Governance Initiative Network]]  (BGIN)
* [[Opportunity loss]]
* [[Cardano]]
* [[Centralised finance]]
* [[Coin]]
* [[Crypto-assets]]
* [[Cryptocurrency]]
* [[Daisy chain]]
* [[Data]]
* [[Database]]
* [[Decentralised finance]]  (DeFi)
* [[Digital asset]]
* [[Digital currency]]
* [[Distributed ledger]]
* [[Ether]]
* [[Ethereum]]
* [[Fintech]]
* [[Layer 1 network]]
* [[Layer 2 network]]
* [[Non-fungible token]]
* [[Payments and payment systems]]
* [[Platform]]
* [[Ripple payment protocol]]
* [[Smart contract]]
* [[Solana]]
* [[Stablecoin]]
* [[SWIFT gpi]]
* [[Token]]
* [[TradFi]]
 
 
==Other resource==
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/10047 Peer Pressure, The Treasurer, April 2014]


[[Category:Technical_skills]]
[[Category:Financial_risk_management]]
[[Category:Treasury_operations]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 18 April 2020

1.

When hedging an exposure, the risk of being locked in at an unfavourable hedged rate, and suffering an opportunity loss.


2.

The term 'regret risk' is also used more broadly, to include the possibility of later financial regret at not making an operational or financial commitment, in addition to the narrower definition in 1. above.

For example, a decision to leave a financial exposure unhedged, which may turn out with hindsight not to have been the best decision.

The potential for regret, in this wider sense, is the inevitable consequence of any decision either to act or not to act. With the benefit of hindsight, any decision taken may turn out to have been sub-optimal.

Misunderstanding about this important point may lead to analysis paralysis.


See also