Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions.
The aim of this dissertation is to explore the factors that contribute to a firm’s Hedging decision in the United Kingdom. This dissertation builds upon previous studies in the field of hedging by incorporating established theories and investigating the validity of these theories using a new sample...
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| description | The aim of this dissertation is to explore the factors that contribute to a firm’s Hedging decision in the United Kingdom. This dissertation builds upon previous studies in the field of hedging by incorporating established theories and investigating the validity of these theories using a new sample of 226 non-financial UK firms ranging from the year 2016 to 2021. This study finds that Financial distress costs are a major determinant of firm hedging along with factors like firm size and financial price risk. |
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| spelling | nottingham-709822023-07-07T12:07:52Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70982/ Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. Francis, Kevin The aim of this dissertation is to explore the factors that contribute to a firm’s Hedging decision in the United Kingdom. This dissertation builds upon previous studies in the field of hedging by incorporating established theories and investigating the validity of these theories using a new sample of 226 non-financial UK firms ranging from the year 2016 to 2021. This study finds that Financial distress costs are a major determinant of firm hedging along with factors like firm size and financial price risk. 2022-09-08 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70982/1/MSc%20Disseration%2020123466%20Kevin%20Francis.pdf Francis, Kevin (2022) Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] |
| spellingShingle | Francis, Kevin Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title | Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title_full | Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title_fullStr | Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title_short | Hedging determinants of non-financial firms: A focus on UK Firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| title_sort | hedging determinants of non-financial firms: a focus on uk firms and the factors that determine their hedging decisions. |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/70982/ |