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Minimum variance hedge ratio for currency hedging

The textbook formula for minimum variance hedge ratio (MVHR) is correl (Y,X) * (STDEV Y / STDEV X) However, I would like to reconcile the textbook formula with the ...
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How to hedge 3 Month SOFR futures with 1 Month SOFR futures considering FOMC meeting

Has anyone considered trading SR3 vs SR1 SOFR futures? They both have the same underlying basis of daily SOFR, and how would one calculate a hedge ratio for the SR1 to trade along SR3? Looking at the ...
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Hedge for some exotic options

It is well known that a european call option with strike price $C(K)=(S_T-k)^+$ coul be hedge using the Black-Scholes formula $BS(t,T,r,K,S_0)$. I would like to find a hedge (or sub-hedge) of the the ...
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Calculating the Minimum Variance Hedge Ratio [closed]

Taken from the book: $\Delta{S}$ - Change in spot price, S, during a period of hedge. $\Delta{F}$ - Change in futures price, F, during a period of hedge. If we assume that the relationship between $\...
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Hedge 3 securities against 3 other securities

I have a portfolio of 6 securities, 3 long 3 short. I need to hedge them against each other so directional exposure = 0. How would I decide how to weight each security? Is there a model to do this?
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Minimum Variance Hedge Ratio and Risk Capital Relation

So I understand that the minimum variance hedge ratio minimizes the second moment of the portfolios. My question is how is it related to the size of the risk capital (which is calculated as the Value ...
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Hedge ratio with future contract [closed]

I want to buy some stocks and short future contract instead. I wonder whether I can calculate the hedge ratio?
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Hedge ratio: hedging a portfolio of global equities with futures

A bank decides to use $100 million of its capital to launch an investment strategy (seed money). The portfolio which is launched is made of global equities (say ~ 500 equities of different markets). ...
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Two questions regarding cross-hedge

A company has to hold an underlying asset for one year and it is looking to use Brent Crude futures to hedge against changes in the underlying asset's price. Assuming there is no liquidity concerns ...
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