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"Balance Sheet Hedging" Posts

FXbeacon: Create a Strong FX Hedging Framework in Eight Key Steps

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While my day job sees me directing trading at GPS Capital Markets, outside of the office I enjoy being involved in my kids’ sports teams. I love that my kids are involved in competitive youth sports, not because I think they are all likely to become professional athletes, but because of the lessons we learn […]

Navigating Finance and the English Channel: Michael Harris’s Dual Quest

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Michael Harris, the Chief Financial Officer at GPS Capital Markets, has been instrumental in driving financial innovation and growth within the company. His leadership and strategic vision have played a big role in advancing GPS. This dedication was on full display during his recent swim across the English Channel with long-time friends Scott Thatcher and […]

FX Balance Sheet Hedging: Providing Value by Protecting Value

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Providing Value This May marked eight years since I started working at GPS as an FX Advisor. I have become increasingly grateful I made the decision to go into FX, as the field has become more important for many businesses bracing against market volatility over the last few years. Shortly after I started my position […]

Improving Business Batting Averages with Balance Sheet Hedging: Cricket, FX, and Mitigating Risk

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From a certain vantage point, the world of foreign exchange is a complex game influenced by predictable and unpredictable factors:  Businesses that correctly anticipate market movements and their risk exposure win their games, while those that don’t forecast or understand their weaknesses tend to lose. My perspective is undoubtedly influenced by my lifelong love of […]

FXbeacon: 75 Hard, 100% Smart: Currency Hedging Lessons from my “75 Hard” Journey

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Imagine at the beginning of July, you decided to join me on a personal journey to transform physically and mentally by taking on the “75 Hard” fitness and mental wellness challenge (I started 66 days ago). For those who are not familiar, “75 Hard” consists of 5 daily challenges: A) Two 45-minute workouts (one has […]