Hedging Season: The Effect of Hedging Using Financial Derivatives on Firm Value of Publicly-Listed Non-Financial Firms in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Arrastia, Julio Alfonso D., Balagot, Christina Angela N., Go, Joseph Anthony, Lacuna, Dominique Ann Philomena V.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Hedging; Financial Risk; Derivatives; Financial Management; Risk Management; Finance and Financial Management; Work, Economy and Organizations
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/36; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_aki/article/1026/viewcontent/dlsu_aki_working_paper_series_2020_10_061.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Firms use financial derivatives as a way to hedge risky transactions to avoid financial risks. Studies have focused on firms’ use of financial derivatives in developed countries. However, there is limited research done on emerging markets like the Philippines because these economies have only recent...