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currency overlay

Currency risk management that is outsourced to specialist firm otherwise called the overlay manager. Most often used for international investment portfolios the overlay manager acts as risk manager to limit risk from adverse movements and to assist in profit building. Hedging is conducted by overlay manager on behalf of firm in order to achieve firm's objectives. Most currency overlay is specialized for example profiting from currency movements.

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