By Stephen A. Keen and Andrew P. Cross
Our last two posts surveyed what Rule 18f-4 and its adopting release (the “Release”) tell us about excluding currency and interest-rate derivatives from the derivatives exposure of a fund seeking to comply with the Limited Derivatives User requirements of Rule 18f-4(c)(4). The Release indicates that the SEC intends to exclude only those derivatives that:
This post considers questions we have encountered in applying this exacting standard to currency hedging strategies.
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