Hedging,speculation, and shareholder value |
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Authors: | Tim R Adam Chitru S Fernando |
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Institution: | 1. MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA;2. Michael F. Price College of Business, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA |
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Abstract: | We document that gold mining firms have consistently realized economically significant cash flow gains from their derivatives transactions. We conclude that these cash flows have increased shareholder value since there is no evidence of an offsetting adjustment in firms’ systematic risk. This finding contradicts a central assumption in the risk management literature that derivatives transactions have zero net present value, and highlights an important motive for firms to use derivatives that the literature has hitherto ignored. Although we find considerable evidence of selective hedging in our sample, the cash flow gains from selective hedging appear to be small at best. |
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Keywords: | G11 G14 G32 G39 |
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