| In the past year, acquiring protection against growing currency volatility has become increasingly important. The onset of the Greece debt crisis and the very active role that central banks are playing in monetary policy has driven large currency movements, highlighting the impact of “incidental” currency exposure in portfolios holding foreign assets.
Currency hedged and currency ETPs can serve two primary purposes: allow investors to focus on investment objectives by offsetting the effect of currency fluctuations on foreign investments and provide investors with a means of expressing a view on a currency rate and an underlying asset simultaneously...............................................Full Article: Source
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