Abstract
This paper examines the operational hedging strategies of high technology firms and how they are related to financial hedging. We use a sample of 216 firms, consisting of 108 operationally-hedged high technology firms and a size and industry matched sample of 108 non-operationally-hedged firms. We find that derivatives users are larger and are more R&D intensive than non-derivative users. Our regression analysis results show that operational hedging and financial hedging are complementary. However, firms that use financial hedging are able to significantly lower their exchange rate exposure. Finally, our results show that financial hedging adds value for our sample of high technology firms, while operational hedging does not.
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