Title
Asymmetric information and corporate risk management by using foreign currency derivatives
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
3-1-2012
Abstract
We examine how information asymmetry affects a firm's incentive to hedge versus speculate by using foreign currency derivatives. We find a quadratic relation between asymmetric information and a firm's risk management activities. In particular, we find that the firms facing medium level of information asymmetry are more likely to hedge, while firms with very high and low levels of asymmetric information tend to speculate. Moreover, we find that our results hold primary for firms operating in highly competitive industries. © 2012 World Scientific Publishing Co. and Center for Pacific Basin Business, Economics and Finance Research.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies
Volume
15
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Lin, Bingxuan, and Chen Miao Lin. "Asymmetric information and corporate risk management by using foreign currency derivatives." Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies 15, 1 (2012). doi: 10.1142/S0219091511500068.