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Actionable insights on foreign exchange risk management from FX Initiative.

FX Initiative Year End Feedback

FX Initiative End-of-Year Feedback: Help us enhance your experience using FX Initiative in 2025 and beyond! Thank you for supporting our mission throughout 2024 to teach FX risk management best practices. Please share what you like about our FX training and how we can do better.

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November 2024 Newsletter

Explore our November newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources.

Get started with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training >

 

September 2024 Newsletter

Explore our September newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative on currency risk management. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources.

Scale the learning curve quickly and easily with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training >

 

Preparing FX Risk Policies

Preparing FX Risk Policies (Video): Explore how global firms such as Apple formally plan clear parameters and guidelines for managing foreign currency risk. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Risk Management course as part of Learning Objective #2.

 

To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com.

 

An Overview of FX Options

An Overview of FX Options (Video): Explore the value drivers of foreign exchange (FX) put and call options, and recognize the payoff profile of option contracts. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Spot & Derivatives course as part of Learning Objective #2.

 

To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com.

 

Time Zones & FX Trading Trends

Time Zones & FX Trading Trends (Video): Discover how time zones impact global foreign exchange (FX) market trading, volume, and liquidity. This video is a preview of FX Initiative’s FX Market Overview course as part of Learning Objective #2.

 

To learn more, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com.

 

Attend the Windy City Summit with FX Initiative

Join FX Initiative at the Windy City Summit! Attend our educational session on Tuesday, May 21 at 4PM CT titled “Defining FX Spot & Derivatives.” This program will address how organizations use currency derivatives to hedge foreign exchange (FX) risk, which is the change in value of one currency against another. This informational session defines currency derivatives, which are financial contracts between two parties whose value is derived from the exchange rate of one or more currencies. Participants will learn how forwards, options, and zero cost collars work to achieve FX risk management objectives.

March 2024 Newsletter

March FX Risk Management Mastery: Read our March newsletter and discover the latest blog posts and insights from FX Initiative on currency risk management. We help finance, accounting, treasury, and sales professionals stay up to date with new training content, CPE webinars, and helpful tips & resources.

Scale the learning curve quickly and easily with our foreign exchange risk management training, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples and events at FXCPE.com. Start Training >

 

FX Risk Management Maturity Model


Foreign exchange (FX) risk management involves identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing various foreign currency exposures, and developing and implementing a coordinated and systematic plan that utilizes company resources efficiently and effectively to mitigate FX risk.

The degree to which companies implement adequate foreign exchange risk management practices can vary substantially, from not managing the risk at all to engaging in robust hedging activities, and as a result, the impact on the bottom line can vary widely across organizations.

This FX Risk Management Maturity Model outlines the 5 stages of a comprehensive currency risk management program. The process involves performing a FX risk assessment, developing a FX risk management policy, and implementing progressive FX hedging strategies.

5 Stage FX Risk Management Maturity Model

  1. FX Risk Assessment: Exposure Identification & Measurement
  2. FX Risk Management Policy: Hedging Guidelines & Procedures
  3. Balance Sheet Hedging: Booked Receivables & Payables
  4. Cash Flow Hedging: Forecasted Revenues & Expenses
  5. Net Investment Hedging: Subsidiary Earnings & Equity

The design and implementation of a FX risk management program must take into account the specific goals and objectives of the firm, the organizational structure and operations, the line of products and/or services, and any other variable that may be material and of relevance.

For firms that are new to foreign exchange risk management, emphasis should be placed on progress over perfection. Initial risk management plans are never perfect, and should be viewed as a process that is responsive to change and capable of continuous enhancement.

To learn more about FX risk assessments, policies, and hedging strategies, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com.

2024 Program: Currency Risk Management Training

FX Initiative is pleased to present our 2024 program on currency risk management training to our global audience of finance, accounting, and treasury professionals. Download the PDF brochure and discover our foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE) training videos, software tools, and webinar topics at FXCPE.com.

Our mission is to help global businesses and sales professionals communicate FX risk management best practices efficiently and effectively. FX Initiative is a member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) National Registry of CPE Sponsors, and approved for self-study, internet-based, and in-person programs.

 

Since 2010, FX Initiative works with Fortune 500 companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and FX product & service providers on understanding, identifying, assessing, and mitigating currency risk. FX Initiative is an unparalleled resource for foreign exchange risk management and continuing professional education.

Managing currency risk remains a high priority for global organizations in 2021. To optimize your firm's international operations, start your FX risk management training today, which provides 24/7 365 access to our complete suite of foreign exchange (FX) continuing professional education (CPE), examples & events at FXCPE.com.

 

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