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Once again we documented the reputation of some contracts, such as forwards and<br />

swaps, which have proven themselves to investors by some years now. Both bankers<br />

and entrepreneurs themselves already have experience with such contracts in the<br />

Czech financial market. The characteristics making these contracts attractive are their<br />

particular clarity and low complexity of the contract. The following chart 1 and chart<br />

2 document that it represents a well grounded judgment to hedge for exchange rate<br />

risk or interest rate risk. The trend in developments of CZK against the EUR, USD<br />

and GBP, as well as developments in interest rates over the last decade make a good<br />

point in showing why it is so important to develop hedge activities.<br />

Chart 1. Currency rate developments - CZK / EUR, USD and GBP<br />

for the 1999-2010 periods<br />

(Source: www.cnb.cz, authors’ processing)<br />

Chart 2. PRIBOR 3M and 3M EURIBOR for the 1999-2010 periods<br />

(Source: www.cnb.cz; www.euribor-rates.eu, authors’ processing)<br />

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