Capability

Business and Private Exchange Services

FX programmes designed for the way businesses and private clients actually move currency.

What this covers

The work, in substance

Businesses with predictable currency flows benefit from a structured hedging programme, not opportunistic trading. Private clients benefit from execution that respects their timing and discretion.

We design the programme to fit the client — not the other way around.

Deliverables

What you receive

01Hedging policy aligned to actual exposure
02Forward and option structures sized to real flows
03Quarterly programme review against benchmark
04Dedicated coverage for both business and private flows
Approach

How we deliver

  1. Step 01
    Profile

    Map flow size, frequency, and risk tolerance for each currency pair.

  2. Step 02
    Structure

    Design layered forward or option coverage matched to actual exposure.

  3. Step 03
    Review

    Refresh the programme quarterly against benchmark and changing flows.

Considerations

Risks we address

The non-obvious factors we explicitly plan for so they don't surface as surprises later.

Over-hedging

Hedging beyond actual exposure becomes speculation; sized strictly to flow.

Accounting treatment

Hedge accounting requirements coordinated with your auditor.

Liquidity events

Programme is reviewed when underlying flows change materially.

Discretion

Private flows are handled with the same confidentiality as advisory work.

In Practice

An anonymised example

Scenario

An export-led business with $80M annual EUR/USD exposure was bleeding margin to retail spreads and held no hedges. We benchmarked existing pricing, designed a layered forward programme covering 60% of forecast flows, and routed spot through institutional desks.

Results
  • FX cost reduced ~1.6% across the programme
  • Forward coverage stabilised quarterly EBITDA forecast
  • Monthly execution report delivered against interbank benchmark

Details altered to protect client identity

FAQ

Common questions

No. Hedging makes sense when exposure is predictable and material to margin or cash flow. For sporadic or small flows, the operational and accounting cost outweighs the benefit.
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