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Financial Risk Management and Hedging with Derivatives

Currency swings, interest rate shifts and commodity price shocks can wipe out margins for African businesses that import inputs or borrow in foreign currency. This course gives finance teams a structured way to identify financial exposures and use forwards, futures, options and swaps to hedge them prudently. Participants learn to build a hedging policy that protects the business without introducing speculative risk.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify and quantify currency, interest rate and commodity exposures.
  • Explain how forwards, futures, options and swaps transfer risk.
  • Select suitable hedging instruments for specific business exposures.
  • Calculate hedge ratios and measure hedge effectiveness.
  • Design a hedging policy with clear mandates and limits.
  • Account for hedges and disclose them under relevant standards.

Course outline

  1. 01Understanding Financial Risk Exposures
  2. 02Measuring Exposure and Value at Risk Basics
  3. 03Forwards and Futures for Hedging
  4. 04Options and Structured Hedging Strategies
  5. 05Interest Rate and Currency Swaps
  6. 06Building a Hedging Policy and Governance
  7. 07Hedge Accounting and Disclosure Essentials

Who should attend

Treasurers, financial managers, risk officers and finance staff exposed to currency, rate or commodity price risk.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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