Using a unique dataset from a well-known survey on derivatives use, this paper examines several questions about the use of derivatives to take a view on interest-rate and currency movements. Tests of what motivates firms to take a view suggest that they view speculation as a profitable activity....

This paper examines the substitutability and complementarity of a variety of risk management strategies that firms can use to reduce price risk exposure. Time-series analysis over a period of significant regulatory changes indicates that natural gas companies increased diversification and...

We document that cash flow volatility is associated with lower levels of investment in capital expenditures, Ramp;D, and advertising. Thus, firms do not turn to external capital markets to fully cover cash-flow short falls. Consistent with this conclusion, we document that the sensitivity of...

We examine firms' use of currency derivatives in order to differentiate among existing theories of hedging behavior. Firms with greater growth opportunities and tighter financial constraints are more likely to use currency derivatives. This result suggests that firms might use derivatives to...

We examine firms' use of currency derivatives in order to differentiate among existing theories of hedging behavior. Firms with greater growth opportunities and tighter financial constraints are more likely to use currency derivatives. This result suggests that firms might use derivatives to...

A persistent and puzzling empirical regularity is the fact that many firms adopt conservative financial policies. These quot;under-leveragedquot; firms carry substantially less debt than predicted by dominant theories of capital structure (Graham (2000) and Myers (1984)). This paper examines the...

This paper examines the use of credit derivatives by US bank holding companies from 1999 to 2003 with assets in excess of one billion dollars. Using the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Bank Holding Company Database, we find that in 2003 only 19 large banks out of 345 use credit derivatives....

Since 1985 commercial banks have become active participants in the interest-rate derivative products markets either as end-users or as intermediaries or as both. Over this same period significant changes were made in the composition of bank portfolios. This paper investigates the relationship...

We study CEO turnover - both internal (board driven) and external (through takeover and bankruptcy) - from 1992 to 2005 for a sample of large U.S. companies. Annual CEO turnover is higher than that estimated in previous studies over earlier periods. Turnover is 14.9% from 1992 to 2005, implying...

Theoretical research predicts many firms should have sizeable exchange rate exposure. However, empirical research has not documented consistently strong relations between exchange rates and stock prices. To examine this discrepancy, we extend prior theoretical results to model a global firm's...