Margin-free FX Hedging

Firms that hedge, using forward contracts for example, must also consider that placing a hedge typically requires margin to be posted against that position as collateral. Further, if the initial margin no longer covers the mark-to-market of a hedge, due to movements in the spot rate, the firm may be required to post additional, variation margin.

Any capital posted as collateral is effectively sitting dormant in a margin account and not available as working capital. The FX risk, mitigated with forward contracts, has been replaced with a potential liquidity risk.

One way around this issue is to trade via an uncollateralised FX facility – margin-free hedging. This means you can can hedge using forwards and not worry about posting margin.

Some solutions crucially offer this service without jeopardising best execution, ensuring total cost transparency.

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