Our risk management and valuations platform
SmartHedge is our intuitive, informative risk management solution. The platform was developed and tested to address the specific needs and issues faced by UK SMEs and corporates when managing currency exposures.
Keeping track of your foreign exchange exposures can be a challenge but SmartHedge makes this easier. Your business will benefit
from spending less time processing information and more time making key decisions.
Day-to-day applications
Valuations
- Value positions at key reporting dates, regardless of product or counterparty
- Assess and anticipate margin call risk and how this may impact your business
- Monitor credit facility utilisation
Reporting
- Manage multiple spot, forward and option contracts across different currency pairs and counterparties
- Automate processes, avoiding over-reliance on Excel
- Save time and resources
Cashflow forecasting
- Manage company cashflow requirements on an ongoing basis with greater ease, flexibility and visibility
“SmartHedge’s powerful reporting features allow us to visualise currency exposures and manage hedging positions in one place”.
Head of Treasury, UK-based manufacturerLong-term planning
Currency management & decision making
- Model all forecasts and hedging in one place with a simple overview
- Quickly quantify performance versus key business metrics
- Back-test hedging strategies
- Manage and maintain hedging policies
Stress testing & scenario analysis
- Assess the impact of a moving exchange rate on all your hedges
- Quantify the potential profit and losses your business could be exposed to
- Identify key areas of risk in your strategy
- Model the impact and better prepare for black swan events
Options modelling
- Model your full options product suite in one place
- Manage and settle upcoming option expiries
- Assess how a wide variety of derivatives may perform in a moving market
- Assess restructuring opportunities