20 — Hedging & Protection

Currency Hedging#

FX Neutral✓ Mathematical
◆ The PatternNeutralize FX exposure in global portfolios

International allocations introduce currency risk. A US investor buying European equities profits (or loses) from EUR/USD moves on top of the equity return.

Runhedged ≈ Rlocal + RFX
Forward contracts lock future exchange rates. Full hedging eliminates FX variance but costs the interest-rate differential (covered interest parity). Partial hedging (50 %) is a common compromise.
// Interactive — hedge ratio and FX exposure
Hedge ratio %
ApproachCostResidual FX
UnhedgedNoneFull
50 % hedgedModerateHalf
Fully hedgedInterest diffNear zero
Pattern bridge: Interest-rate fundamentals connect to Indicators.
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