{"id":25207,"date":"2015-02-20T08:22:40","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T08:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=25207"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:45:39","slug":"why-banks-use-derivatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/why-banks-use-derivatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Banks use Derivatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Banks use Derivatives<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/why-banks-use-derivatives.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25334\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/why-banks-use-derivatives.jpg\" alt=\"why banks use derivatives\" width=\"255\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is important to be clear on the different uses of these instruments by the banking sector.<\/p>\n<p>Banks can advise their clients as to the most suitable instrument for hedging against a\u00a0particular type of risk, and buy or sell the instrument on their clients\u2019 behalf. This may help\u00a0the bank to build on relationships and open up cross-selling opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u00a0banks employ these instruments to hedge out their own positions, with a view to improving\u00a0the quality of their risk management.\u00a0Banks also use derivatives for speculative purposes when\u00a0trading on the banks\u2019 own account, with the objective of improving profitability. that is the\u00a0speculative use of derivatives by banks which regulators have expressed concern about , \u00a0because of the potential threat posed to the financial system.<\/p>\n<p>They may also use them for purposes of hedging, which can increase the value\u00a0of a bank by reducing the costs of financial distress or even compliance costs when meeting\u00a0regulatory standards.Non-financial corporations are attracted to derivatives because they improve the management of their financial\u00a0risks.\u00a0For\u00a0example, a corporation can use derivatives to hedge\u00a0against interest rate or currency risks.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of corporate borrowing can often be reduced\u00a0by using interest rate swaps (swapping floating rate obligations for fixed rate). Banks are\u00a0paid large sums by these firms to, for example, advise on and arrange a swap.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/accounting-banking-and-finance\">Click here for government certification in Accounting, Banking &amp; Finance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Banks use Derivatives It is important to be clear on the different uses of these instruments by the banking sector. Banks can advise their clients as to the most suitable instrument for hedging against a\u00a0particular type of risk, and buy or sell the instrument on their clients\u2019 behalf. 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