Cash flow hedge

Cash flow hedge

A cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to the variability of cash flow that
# is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognized asset or liability. Such as all or some future interest payments on variable rate debt or a highly probable forecast transaction and
# could affect profit or loss


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