This case is the currency risk of the American manufacturer of luxury women's shoes, which recently introduced its product in Japan. Students were asked to rate the degree of exposure to foreign currency risk of the company and whether the hedging using forward contracts and currency option is appropriate.
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by Susan Chaplinsky Source: Darden School of Business 17 pages. Publication Date: January 1, 2000. Prod. #: UV0265-PDF-ENG