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In general, it can be said that risk has always been present in companies and therefore, measurement and management of risk has always been important. In recent times, due to the increasing internationalisation of corporations and the fact that economic activity is increasingly dependent on technology, risk measurement and management has become critical in all companies, regardless of their sector of activity.
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Subsequent chapters will discuss the concept of a derivative asset in more detail.
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All of these concepts (periodic settlement, clearing, counterparty risk, risk of liquidity, etc.) will be developed in detail in subsequent chapters.
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Subsequent chapters will define the concept of hedging in more detail.
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All the concepts mentioned here (definition of hedge accounting, types of hedge accounting, highly effective hedge, etc.) will be discussed in depth in subsequent chapters.
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García, F.J.P. (2017). Introduction. In: Financial Risk Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41366-2_1
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