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In managing its gas supply portfolios, Southwest uses the fixed-price and variable-price arrangements noted above, but does not currently utilize other stand-alone derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes nor does it have trading operations. None of the Companys current long-term financial instruments or other contracts are derivatives that are marked to market or contain embedded derivatives with significant mark-to-market value.
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The Company does not currently utilize stand-alone derivative financial instruments, other than fixed-price term and variable-rate contracts, for speculative purposes nor does it have trading operations. In the future, Southwest intends to supplement its current volatility mitigation program with stand-alone derivative instruments.
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At December 31, 2017, the Company did not engage in derivatives or hedging contracts that may expose the Company to liabilities greater than the amounts recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. Managements policy is to not engage in derivatives contracts for speculative trading purposes. The Company does utilize interest-rate swaps as a way of helping manage interest rate risk and not as derivatives for trading purposes.
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All short-term investments were classified as held-to-maturity at December 31, 2007 and 2006. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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The Company is exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to certain risks arising from business operations and economic factors. The Company may use derivative financial instruments to help manage market risk and reduce the exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies. These financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes.
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We seek to minimize interest rate volatility risk through regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. These financial instruments are not used for trading or other speculative purposes.
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The Company is exposed to significant market risk from changes in foreign exchange rates as the Company imports virtually all its products from Switzerland. To minimize the risks associated with fluctuations in the value of the Swiss franc versus the U.S. dollar, the Company enters into foreign currency contracts and options. Pursuant to guidelines approved by its Board of Directors, the Company is to engage in these activities only as a hedging mechanism against foreign exchange rate fluctuations associated with specific inventory purchase commitments to protect gross margin and is not to engage in speculative trading.
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We are exposed to certain financial risks, specifically fluctuations in market interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and, to a lesser extent, commodity prices. We address these risks through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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During Fiscal 2020, Fiscal 2019 and Fiscal 2018, we did not enter into and were not a party to any interest rate swap agreements for hedging, trading or speculative purposes.
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Derivative Financial Instruments Hedging transactions using derivative financial instruments are primarily designed to mitigate Kaiser's exposure to changes in prices for certain of the products which Kaiser sells and consumes and, to a lesser extent, to mitigate Kaiser's exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Kaiser does not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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The Bank uses derivative financial instruments for risk management purposes and not for trading or speculative purposes. As part of its overall asset and liability management strategy, the Bank periodically uses derivative instruments to minimize significant unplanned fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate volatility.
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Hedging transactions using derivative financial instruments are primarily designed to mitigate KACC's exposure to changes in prices for certain of the products which KACC sells and consumes and, to a lesser extent, to mitigate KACC's exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. KACC does not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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All currency contracts are entered into for the sole purpose of hedging existing or anticipated currency exposure; we do not use foreign currency contracts for trading or speculative purposes. The terms of these contracts generally do not exceed one year.
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The Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange and option contracts to manage exposure related to certain foreign currency commitments, certain foreign currency denominated balance sheet positions and anticipated foreign currency denominated expenditures. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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The Company is exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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Derivatives are not used for trading or speculative purposes. Our derivatives are with major international financial institutions, with whom we have master netting agreements; however, our derivative positions are not disclosed on a net basis. There are no credit-risk-related contingent features within our derivative instruments.
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In the normal course of business, established policies and procedures are employed to manage these net exposures using a variety of financial instruments. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Company does not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, nor is the Company a party to leveraged derivatives. For derivatives not designated as hedging instruments, changes in fair value are recorded in the line item in the Consolidated Statements of Operations to which the derivative relates.
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Foreign Currency Forward Contractswe enter into foreign currency forward contracts in connection with our risk management strategies in an attempt to minimize the financial impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. These derivative financial instruments are used to manage risk and are not used for trading or other speculative purposes.
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We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. All other contracts that contain provisions meeting the definition of a derivative also meet the requirements of, and have been designated as, normal purchases or sales.
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We do not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. At December 31, 2014 and 2013, we had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts with notional values totaling $479.9 million and $321.4 million, respectively. Our foreign currency forward contracts outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013 have not been designated as hedging instruments under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 815, Derivatives and Hedging.
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The goals of our investment policy are capital preservation, liquidity, safeguarding of capital and total return. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate exposure. While we believe our cash and cash equivalents do not contain excessive risk, we cannot provide absolute assurance that in the future our investments will not be subject to adverse changes in market value.
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We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. By their nature, all such instruments involve risk, including the possibility that a loss may occur from the failure of another party to perform according to the terms of a contract (credit risk) or the possibility that future changes in market price may make a financial instrument less valuable or more onerous (market risk).
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These strategies reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of currency exchange rates movements. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. The Company routinely hedges its exposures to certain foreign currencies with various financial institutions in an effort to minimize the impact of certain currency exchange rate fluctuations.
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The Company does not use financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes, nor is the Company a party to leveraged derivatives. Amounts to be paid or received under interest rate swaps are accrued as interest expense.
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We did not enter into any forward contracts in 2007 or 2006. We do not enter into foreign exchange transactions for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Company uses a risk management policy to assess and manage cash flow and fair value exposures. The policy permits the use of derivative instruments with certain restrictions. The Company does not hold derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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In October 2000, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to reduce its exposure to adverse fluctuations in interest rates related to the Companys outstanding bond payable. The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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Derivatives will be subject to minimum daily margin requirements set by the relevant clearinghouse and, potentially, by the SEC or the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and derivatives dealers may demand the unilateral ability to increase margin requirements beyond any regulatory or clearinghouse minimums. In addition, as required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the CFTC has set speculative position limits (which are limits imposed on the maximum net long or net short speculative positions that a person may hold or control with respect to futures or options contracts traded on the U.S. commodities exchange) with respect to most energy contracts.
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We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. As of January 31, 2010, we had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts with a notional amount of $9 million and a fair value of less than $1 million (included in accrued liabilities).
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The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes (see Note 6 for further discussion).
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The Company periodically enters into interest rate swap agreements when existing conditions and market situations dictate. The Company does not enter into interest rate swap agreements for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Company views derivative financial instruments as risk management tools and, in accordance with Company policy, does not utilize them for speculative or trading purposes. The Company is also not a party to any leveraged derivatives.
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We do not currently enter into forward exchange contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
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The Company has not entered into, and does not plan to enter into, derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Additionally, the Company has a policy of only entering derivative contracts with major financial institutions.
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We do not hold any derivative financial instruments; nor do we hold any securities for trading or speculative purposes.
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We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading purposes or make speculative investments in foreign currencies. We recorded a net loss of $8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, and a net gain of $4 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 in other non-operating income (expense) on our consolidated statements of operations.
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We conduct business globally in numerous currencies and are therefore exposed to foreign currency fluctuations. We may use derivative instruments to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We do not use derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.
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The transactional risk is mitigated, in large part, by natural hedges developed with locally denominated debt service on intercompany accounts. We also mitigate certain of our foreign currency exchange rate risks by entering into forward foreign currency contracts from time to time. The contracts are used as a hedge against anticipated foreign cash flows, such as loan payments, customer remittances, and materials purchases, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Corporation is exposed to certain market risks from changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates as a result of its global operating and financing activities. Although foreign currency translation had a favorable impact on sales and operating income in 2002, the Corporation seeks to minimize any material risks from these interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations through its normal operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. The Corporation did not use such instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and did not use leveraged derivative financial instruments during the year ended December 31, 2002.
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When an interest rate swap designated as a cash flow hedge no longer qualified for hedge accounting, we recognize changes in fair value of the hedge previously deferred to AOCI or AOCL, along with any changes in fair value occurring thereafter, through earnings. We do not use interest rate derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
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**ITEM 7 A.****__**| **_QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK_****** ---|--- In the normal course of business operations we are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We address these risks through controlled risk management that includes the use of derivative financial instruments to economically hedge or reduce these exposures. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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A minor portion of our research expenses are payable in foreign currency. We do not use forward exchange contracts to hedge exposures denominated in foreign currencies or any other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. The effect of an immediate 10% change in exchange rates would not have a material impact on our future operating results or cash flows.
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These regulations generally enable the FHLBanks to enter into interest-rate exchange agreements only to reduce the market-risk exposures inherent in otherwise unhedged assets and funding positions. Accordingly, we can use interest-rate swaps, swaptions, interest-rate cap and floor agreements, futures and forward contracts, and options on futures and forward contracts (collectively, interest-rate exchange agreements) in our interest-rate risk management strategies. Finance Board regulations prohibit trading of or the speculative use of these instruments and limit our ability to incur credit risk through use of these instruments.
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If the Managing Owner determines that the Master Funds trading may be approaching any of these speculative position limits, the Master Fund may reduce its trading in that commodity or trade in other commodities or instruments that the Index Sponsor determines comply with the rules and goals of the Index. Below is a chart that sets forth certain relevant information, including current speculative position limits for the Affected Index Commodity that any person may hold, separately or in combination, net long or net short, for the purchase or sale of any commodity futures contract or, on a futures-equivalent basis, options thereon. Speculative position limit levels are subject to change by the CFTC or the relevant exchanges.
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The Fund participates in the speculative trading of commodity futures contracts, substantially all of which are subject to margin requirements. The minimum amount of margin required for each contract is set from time to time in response to various market factors by the respective exchanges.
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The Company enters into interest rate swap and interest rate cap agreements (collectively, "Hedging Derivatives") for interest rate risk management purposes and in conjunction with certain variable rate secured debt to satisfy lender requirements. The Company does not enter into Hedging Derivative transactions for trading or other speculative purposes.
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However, the expenses of our foreign entities are primarily denominated in their local currencies, therefore we have risk of foreign exchange gains and losses through the funding of those expenditures. We do not currently enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge exposures denominated in foreign currencies or any other derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. However, in the event our exposure to foreign currency risk increases, we may choose to hedge those exposures.
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From time to time, the Company may enter into interest rate swaps in an attempt to achieve a more balanced debt portfolio between fixed and variable debt. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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In order to manage potential future volatility relating to variable interest rate risk, we enter into interest rate hedging agreements from time to time. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes nor do we have any derivatives that are not designated as cash flow hedges. The agreements with each of our derivative counterparties provide that, in the event of default on any of our indebtedness, we could also be declared in default on our derivative obligations.
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We record all derivative instruments on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their estimated fair value. We have not designated any derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes and we do not enter into such instruments for speculative trading purposes.
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The Company records all derivative instruments on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their estimated fair value. The Company has not designated any derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes and does not enter into such instruments for speculative trading purposes.
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All derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair value (see Note 3 Fair Value Measurements). The Company has not designated any derivative instruments as hedges for accounting purposes and does not enter into such instruments for speculative trading purposes.
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We do not hold or purchase any foreign currency contracts for trading or speculative purposes and we do not designate these contracts as hedging instruments. Accordingly, we report the fair value of these contracts within "Other current assets" or "Other current liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheet and the changes in fair value within "General and administrative expense" or "Interest and other investment income (expense), net" in our consolidated statement of operations, depending on the nature of the contracts.
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The Company transacts business in various foreign currencies and has significant international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting us to foreign currency risk. To mitigate our foreign currency exchange rate exposure resulting from our foreign currency-denominated monetary assets, liabilities, and earnings, we periodically enter into currency derivative contracts, principally forward contracts with maturities of generally less than one year. We do not use derivatives for speculative or trading purposes and we do not designate these derivatives as hedging instruments under
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We do not hold or purchase any foreign currency contracts for trading or speculative purposes and we do not designate these contracts as hedging instruments. Accordingly, we report the fair value of these contracts within "Other current assets" or "Other current liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheets and the changes in fair value within "General and administrative expense" and "Interest and other investment income (expense), net" in our consolidated statements of operations, depending on the nature of the contracts.
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Derivative instruments are used as part of the Companys overall strategy to manage exposure to market risks associated with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and gasoline costs. As a matter of policy, derivatives are not used for trading or speculative purposes.
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Cash flows resulting from derivative instruments are included in operating activities in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company enters into derivative instruments with highly credit-worthy financial institutions and does not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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We do not currently use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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Under this program, increases or decreases in our foreign currency transactions are partially offset by gains and losses on the foreign exchange forward contracts, so as to mitigate the income statement impact of significant foreign currency exchange rate movements. We do not use foreign exchange forward contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
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In the normal course of business, the Company issues various financial instruments that expose the Company to market risk associated with market interest rates. Policies and procedures have been established by the Company to manage these market risks through the use of various derivative financial instruments. The Company does not engage in derivatives trading, market-making or other speculative activities.
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**Derivative Financial Instruments** We may use derivative financial instruments in limited instances for other than trading purposes to assist in managing our overall exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and fuel prices. We are not a party to leveraged derivatives and, by policy, do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
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**Strategy and Risk ** We may use derivative financial instruments in limited instances for other than trading purposes to assist in managing our overall exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and fuel prices. We are not a party to leveraged derivatives and, by policy, do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
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We do not use foreign exchange contracts for speculative trading purposes, nor do we hedge our foreign currency exposure in a manner that entirely offsets the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates. We regularly review our hedging program and assess the need to utilize financial instruments to hedge currency exposures on an ongoing basis.
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Based on relative notional amounts, management believes that the Company's derivative activities are not as extensive as those of many of its competitors. The Company does not engage in the speculative trading of derivatives.
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price volatility of natural gas, which is a significant operating cost. We do not enter into derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Certain derivative instruments qualify for a scope exception to fair value accounting because they are considered normal purchases or normal sales in the ordinary course of conducting business.
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We use financial and commodity-based derivative contracts to manage exposures to commodity price and interest rate fluctuations. We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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Gains and losses on contracts designated as hedges of existing assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in income. The Company does not use financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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Morgan Stanley Diversified Futures Fund L.P. (formerly known as Dean Witter Diversified Futures Fund Limited Partnership) (the ?Partnership?) is a Delaware limited partnership organized in 1987 to engage primarily in the speculative trading of futures and forward contracts, and effective November 1, 2006, options on futures contracts on physical commodities and other commodity interests, including, but not limited to, foreign currencies, financial instruments, metals, energy, and agricultural products. The Partnership commenced trading operations on April 14, 1988.
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We may enter into readily marketable forward contracts with financial institutions to minimize the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on certain sales contracts. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We have invested our available cash in short-term, highly liquid financial instruments, having initial maturities of three months or less.
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We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. During the year ending December 31, 2016 we did not have any derivatives that were not designated as hedges.
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We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes.
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As of December 31, 2016, approximately $400 million of our total indebtedness consisted of five-year variable-rate obligations for which we have entered into swaps that effectively fixed $200 million of our variable rate debt for three years and $200 million for five years, at a weighted average interest rate, excluding amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts/premiums, of approximately 3.06%. We intend to continue our practice of employing interest rate derivative contracts, such as interest rate swaps and futures, to reduce our exposure, on specific transactions or on a portfolio basis, to changes in cash flows as a result of interest rate changes. We do not intend to enter into derivative contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
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These instruments are generally structured as hedges of the variability of cash flows related to forecasted transactions (cash flow hedges). We do not enter into derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes, where changes in the cash flows of the derivative are not expected to offset changes in cash flows of the hedged item.
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We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In addition, all derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value.
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The Company periodically enters into economic hedges by purchasing foreign exchange contracts as a hedge against foreign currency denominated accounts receivables or fixed sales commitments. The Company does not enter into foreign exchange contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
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Instruments that meet the hedging criteria are formally designated as hedges at the inception of the derivative contract. The Company does not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enters into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors.
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In addition to its cash equivalents and short-term investments, IKOS enters into derivative financial instruments such as forward exchange contracts to limit the exposure to receivables denominated in Japanese yen against fluctuations in exchange rates until such receivables are collected. The Company does not enter into forward foreign contracts for speculative or trading purposes.
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IDS Managed Futures II, L.P. (the Partnership), a limited partnership organized in April 1987 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, was formed to engage in the speculative trading of commodity interests including futures contracts, forward contracts, physical commodities, and related options thereon pursuant to the trading instructions of independent trading advisors. The General Partners are IDS Futures Corporation and CIS Investments, Inc.
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Amounts will subsequently be reclassified to earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. The Company does not enter into derivative contracts for speculative or trading purposes. The Company does not have netting arrangements related to its derivatives.
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We use oil swaps and puts to protect against decreases in the oil price and natural gas swaps to protect against increases in natural gas prices. We do not enter into derivative contracts for speculative trading purposes and have not accounted for our derivatives as cash-flow or fair-value hedges. The changes in fair value of these instruments are recorded in current earnings. (Gains) losses on oil hedges are classified in the revenues and other section of the statement
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We use derivatives such as swaps, calls and puts to hedge. We do not enter into derivative contracts for speculative trading purposes and we have not accounted for our derivatives as cash-flow or fair-value hedges. We continuously consider the level of our oil production and gas purchases that is appropriate to hedge based on a variety of factors, including, among other things, current and future expected commodity prices, our expected capital and operating costs, our overall risk profile, including leverage, size and scale, as well as any requirements for, or restrictions on, levels of hedging contained in any credit facility or other debt instrument applicable at the time.
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IDS Managed Futures II, L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited partnership organized on April 21, 1987 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. The Partnership was formed to speculatively trade commodity interests, including futures contracts, forward contracts, physical commodities and related options thereon pursuant to the trading instructions of independent trading advisors. The General Partners of the Partnership are CIS Investments, Inc. ("CISI") and IDS Futures Corporation ("IDS Futures") (collectively, the "General Partners").
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Such interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. The goals of our investment policy are liquidity and capital preservation; we do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate exposure.
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We do not currently enter into forward exchange contracts or other derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.
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Gains and losses on these contracts are generally recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations at the time that the related transactions being hedged are recognized. Because the effect of movements in currency exchange rates on forward exchange and currency option contracts generally offsets the related effect on the underlying items being hedged, these financial instruments are not expected to subject Applied to risks that would otherwise result from changes in currency exchange rates. Applied does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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If the transaction being hedged fails to occur, or if a portion of any derivative is ineffective, the gain or loss on the associated financial instrument is recorded promptly in earnings. For derivative instruments used to hedge existing foreign currency denominated assets or liabilities, the gain or loss on these hedges is recorded promptly in earnings to offset the changes in the fair value of the assets or liabilities being hedged. Applied does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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The Company, as a result of its global operating and financial activities, is exposed to market risks from changes in foreign exchange rates. In seeking to minimize the risks and/or costs associated with such activities, the Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts with fixed dates of maturity and exchange rates. The Company does not hold or issue financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes and only contracts with high quality financial institutions.
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ATK is exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates. To mitigate the risks from interest rate exposure, ATK occasionally enters into hedging transactions, mainly interest rate swaps, through derivative financial instruments that have been authorized pursuant to corporate policies. ATK uses derivatives to hedge certain interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, and commodity price risks, but does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes, and ATK is not a party to leveraged financial instruments.
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No such gains or losses were recognized in earnings during 2003 or 2002. Derivative financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting must maintain a specified level of effectiveness between the hedging instrument and the item being hedged, both at inception and throughout the hedged period. The Company does not hold derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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If it is determined that a forecasted transaction will not occur, a gain or loss is recognized in current earnings. Financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting must maintain a specified level of effectiveness between the hedging instrument and the item being hedged, both at inception and throughout the hedged period. The Company does not engage in trading or other speculative uses of financial instruments.
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SCMs exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our investment portfolio. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes. We place our investments in instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy.
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We do not enter into interest rate swap contracts for speculative or trading purposes and have only entered into transactions with counterparties that are rated investment grade.
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As a matter of policy, the Companys derivative instruments are entered into for periods that do not exceed the related underlying exposures and do not constitute positions that are independent of those exposures. In addition, the Company does not enter into derivative contracts for trading or speculative purposes, nor is the Company party to any leveraged derivative instrument.
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In addition, Bollore provides a contractual hedge against catastrophic currency fluctuation in Turning Points agreement. Turning Point does not use derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes, nor does Turning Point hedge its foreign currency exposure in a manner that offsets the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates.
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The Company uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to market risks from changes in certain equity prices and interest rates and does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedges, and changes in the fair values of these derivatives are recognized in earnings as gains (losses) on derivative contracts.
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Dole does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
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