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2012/11/02 THE ACADEMY OF FINANCIAL MARKETS WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION! Thought for the day When the OUTLOOK is not good; try looking UP. Risk Management and hedging � What is risk and what do you do with risk in a business? � Transfer (Insure) � Avoid (Do not get involved) � Reduce (Hedge, etc.) � Accept (Take the risk) 1

2012/11/02 Risk Management and hedging � Risk in a Financial services business: � The ALCO and treasury � BUT, risk must be managed � Risk Management process: � Identify � Evaluate � Control � Finance Risk Management and hedging � Identifying the risk: � Define � Classify � Classification of risks: Many different classifications of risk: � Market (Systematic) vs. Company specific (unsystematic) risk � Financial vs. business risk � Example 1, 2 Risk Management and hedging � The business risk: Aspects affecting it � Specific risks: � Financial: � Market or price � Interest rate � Currency � Other: � Finance � Non-financial 2

2012/11/02 Risk Management and hedging � Ethics � Example 3, 4 � Risk and control detection: � Due diligence � Example 6 � System reviews � Profile and instrument risks Risk Management and hedging � Evaluating the risk: � Risk measurement via calculation and scenario’s � Instrument specific measurement criteria � Equities – Volatility & standard deviation (CV); Beta Coefficient � Forex – Nett open position Risk, hedging & application � Interest rate risk (Bonds) � Duration and modified duration (The percentage change in the bond price, with a 1% change in interest rates) � Gap analyses and report � VaR � Controlling the risk: � Internal and external control � Externally: Laws, bodies, etc. � Internally: Process, people, controls 3

2012/11/02 Risk Management and hedging � External Controls: � Acts such as: � FICA (Money Laundering) � Internal Controls: � Controls through a risk minimizing system � Model Code and Trading principles � Risk management system and Corporate Governance � Organisational structures � Sound investment strategies � Corporate Governance � Best Practice; structure, GARP and EWRM Risk Management and hedging � Risk management system and Corporate Governance � Organisational structure - GARP � Risk Management process � Regulations, Acts & in-house controls � Money laundering � Example 7 � Internal control examples � Risk element and category � Example 8 Risk, hedging & application � Financial Market hedging: � Long vs. short positions � Open vs. hedged positions � Risk that can be hedged � Hedging instruments: � Futures and forwards � Call and put options � Other derivatives 4

2012/11/02 Risk Management and hedging � Controlling financial market risk through hedging of positions: � Futures and hedging � Working � Long vs. short � Call options and hedging � Working � Long (holder) vs short (writer) � Maximum profits & losses � Use in hedging Risk Management and hedging � Controlling financial market risk through hedging of positions: � Put options and hedging � Working � Long (holder) vs short (writer) � Maximum profits & losses � Use in hedging � Example 5, 9 Risk Management and hedging � Controlling financial market risk through hedging of positions: � Which hedging instrument do you choose out of the myriad of available instruments? 5

2012/11/02 Risk Management and hedging � What are hedge funds? � Lessons in risk management from past disasters: � Enron � Barings bank � Lehman Brothers Risk, hedging & application � Terminology and application: � Stop-loss limit � Bull & Bears � PA trades � Single stock futures � Futures naming convention e.g. Dec12 ANGQ 6