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Companies with international business often bear a significant currency risk, either directly, because the clearing currency is a foreign currency, or indirectly, when competitors abroad gain advantages from currency changes that may affect their business.
Companies with a high share of material costs carry a second risk. Commodity prices move sharply, and for many materials there is no direct way to hedge them.
Both work the same way. Fluctuations have an impact on earnings or generate costs, and developments occur in cycles lasting several years. We measure the FX and commodity risks you carry but do not control, and turn them into decision data you can act on.
Focus on your core business. We will help you with the timing and the risk management of the financial results affected by those price movements.
Gerhard Massenbauer
CEO HedgeGo
Frequently asked questions
Our services help treasury and procurement act on prices they do not set. Most questions we are asked are below. If yours is not, use the form above.
About HedgeGo
Is HedgeGo a trading software?
No. We analyse your exposure and provide the decision data: what to act on, how much, and when. We do not trade, and HedgeGo does not operate as a financial service provider.
On the currency side, the signals can be connected to your treasury management system and to a bank trading platform, so the conversion process runs systematically with little manual work. You can still step in at any point.
On the commodity side, execution runs through a broker or bank, with an asset manager selecting the specific contracts.
Will HedgeGo increase my profitability?
Our goal is to reduce your exposure to price movements and prevent unnecessary losses.
On the currency side, our automated solutions relieve treasury of repetitive tasks and optimise the timing of foreign currency conversions, both on receivables and on payables, which makes treasury more efficient and improves the financial result.
On the commodity side, the goal is to reduce 80–90 % of the price fluctuation risk, which gives more stable revenues and greater predictability.
Are there documented successful market predictions accessible?
Yes. Please use the contact form above and we will share them.
Commodity Proxy Hedging
Which materials can be covered?
Steel, copper, aluminium, nickel, plastics, chemicals and similar inputs. What they have in common is that you cannot buy protection for them directly, because no contract exists that tracks the specific material you actually purchase.
Typical situations are project business, where material is bought months after the contract is signed; production, where fluctuating commodity prices erode margins; and trading, where purchase and sales prices move apart because of timing.
What data do you need from us?
Your historical purchase prices, ideally more than six years. From those we calculate your specific price change risk. You then provide purchase data on an ongoing basis, so the model keeps matching your risk as it changes.
Who can see our purchase data?
Only HedgeGo. Neither the asset manager nor the bank has access to it. That separation is part of the process, not an option within it.
How does the process work?
Five steps. You provide your purchase data. We calculate your risk and the weighting needed to cover it. An asset manager selects the specific contracts and passes the selection to you and to us for review. A broker or bank executes on the exchange. We then monitor continuously and recalculate as new purchase prices come in.
Do we keep control of what is bought?
Yes. You review the selection before it is executed and can object within two hours. You can intervene at any point, and the margin account shows the position daily.
What does it cost to find out whether this works for us?
It starts with a risk analysis. We show how high your commodity risk actually is, how far it can be reduced, and how the solution would be implemented for you.
FX Decision Data
How are FX event alarms communicated?
Via your preferred channel: email, SMS or messenger services.
How are FX event alarms structured?
Each alarm has an analysis section explaining why the event matters, followed by suggestions for specific hedging orders for you to execute.
How many FX events can I expect annually for a single currency pair?
Based on the past 20 years, we estimate 2–6 alarms per currency pair per year. Expect more during periods of low volatility and weak trends than during high-volatility periods with stronger trends.
Can your products be used for daily trading decisions?
No. Our recommendations are not aimed at day trading. CCT does simplify and automate the handling of short-term developments when converting receivables in foreign currency.
Can this be connected to our treasury management system?
Yes, and it is worth doing. Connection runs via API, with integration into your TMS and a link to a bank trading platform. Once that is in place, the conversion process runs systematically and most of the repetitive work disappears.
How can treasuries profit from the service?
Staying current with market developments and drawing the right conclusions takes time. Our automated solutions relieve treasury of repetitive tasks and optimise the timing of foreign currency conversions, on receivables and on payables. Systemising that process makes treasury more efficient and improves the financial result.
Do you have a free trial?
The free trial gives you access to the app for one currency pair you choose. You see the same screens our clients work with: the current hedging recommendation, the loss protection order, the pressure map, forecast rates, and the analysis behind each FX event. It ends after two months.
