TY - JOUR T1 - Institutional Investor Guide to FX JF - The Journal of Investing SP - 100 LP - 107 DO - 10.3905/joi.2006.616860 VL - 15 IS - 1 AU - John Bird Y1 - 2006/02/28 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/15/1/100.abstract N2 - Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, was issued in June 1998 and broadly adopted by public U.S. corporations during 2000 and 2001. Adoption of this accounting standard was a watershed event, as it determines to a very large degree, the exposure categories of measurement and risk management including hedge coverage ratios, hedge terms and hedge product trade-offs. This article will discuss the most significant exposure categories and the major accounting and hedge practices of each.TOPICS: Legal/regulatory/public policy, risk management ER -