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Revision as of 16:13, 22 June 2017

Introduction

Hedge.lu is a resource website aimed at providing relevant finance cases to professionals, academics, and students. There is much to learn from past history, and knowing precise events is a great ally in any argument.

The name "Hedge.lu" comes from two independent reasons and motives: the first one is that this domain was unused, whereas it looks and sounds great. The other half of the explanation is that most of the finance cases which have had a large impact on how we run a firm today from a financial standpoint involved huge failures in hedging programs. That makes Hedge.lu the perfect place to talk about such things!

List of Content

Title Firm Involved Year Keywords
When a lack of hedging leads to ruin Slite 1992 SEK, DEM, Currency, Hedging
Disguised speculation American Barrick 1993 Hedging, Derivatives, Oil
Matching cash flows and the importance of accounting Metallgesellschaft 1993 Hedging, Derivatives, Oil
The appropriateness of hedging instruments PacifiCorp 1997 Hedging, Currency, Forwards, Options
The dangers of leverage LTCM 1998 Convergence, Crisis, Volatility, Hedge Fund
The costs of a flawed hedging program Ashanti Goldfield 1999 Hedging, Gold, Speculation
When hedging becomes speculation Air Products and Chemicals 2000 Hedging, Currency, Forwards, Options
M&A integration and CEO hubris Worldcom 2002 M&A, Synergies, Integration, Governance
How not to insider trade Millenium 2008 Options, Insider Trading
The importance of getting dividends right Virtu Financial 2014 Corporate Actions, Dividends, Accounting, HFT
Listing a Chinese business in the US Alibaba 2014 Listing, IPO, China, Foreign Entities, Governance
The impact of cultural heritage on governance Toshiba 2015 Corporate Governance, top-down pressure, accounting, scandal
Creating value by splitting businesses Paypal 2015 Spinoff, Activist investor
The reach of US law & Bond covenants Elliott Capital Management 2016 Pari passu, Bonds, Argentina, Hedge funds, Covenants
HFT Thrive off complexity IEX 2016 Stock Exchange, Speed bump, Market Structure, HFT
The Economic rationale behind spinoffs Yahoo 2016 Spinoff, Investment, Participation
Broker prices are unreliable Saba Capital Management 2017 Broker Prices, Fair Value, IFRS 13, Corporate Bonds
The dangers of inappropriate goal setting Wells Fargo 2017 Corporate Governance, Goal setting, Incentives