The Best Strategies for FX Hedging
Foreign exchange (FX) markets are a cornerstone of global finance, offering investors and corporations opportunities to manage currency risk, enhance returns, and optimize portfolio performance. Among the most critical challenges in FX is the design of robust hedging strategies to mitigate exposure to volatile currency movements. How does the financial industry deal with this task? We can draw inspiration from the paper written by Castro, Hamill, Harber, Harvey, and Van Hemert, which explores strategies such as dynamic hedging, trend-following, and momentum-based approaches, the concept of carry, and the interplay of these strategies with fundamental concepts like Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and valuation metrics.



