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Mitigate risks to help maximize global success.

Currency, commodity and interest rate volatility can negatively impact an organization’s sales forecasts, as well as asset and liability values. Hedging strategies can help reduce volatility and increase certainty of business outcomes. U.S. Bank provides customized solutions to align with your business objectives.

  • Enhance liquidity and working capital management
  • Strengthen supply chain and distribution networks
  • Protect pricing power and grow market share
  • Protect the organization’s enterprise value and maintain investor confidence by managing operational and market risks associated with cross border flows, investments, and capital transactions.

Using a direct connection to global commodity markets, our experienced commodities derivatives team helps organizations evaluate, structure and execute commodity hedging programs that provide cash flow certainty and enhance working capital costs.

Work with our national team of highly skilled specialists for privately negotiated contracts that allow you to manage risks arising from fluctuating interest rates. Our most common products include swaps, caps and collars.

Hedge risks and optimize structure.

  • Secure protection against unfavorable changes in interest rates.
  • Hedge risks associated with short- and long-term rates.
  • Help optimize debt structure.
  • Structure customized solutions to manage specific risks.

Foreign exchange solutions enable global business.

U.S. Bank actively participates in the global foreign exchange (FX) market both as a market maker in the interbank or wholesale market and as a liquidity provider. Our FX team can help you identify practical, efficient international payments and currency risk management solutions that drive business.

  • Expansive list of foreign currencies available for outbound payments
  • Foreign currency accounts (FCA)
  • Multiple payables options including international wires, ACH, Swift initiation and Canadian treasury program
  • Multiple receivables options including international check processing, Canadian image cash letter and Canadian treasury program

  • Forecasted transaction hedging (cash flows)
  • Translation hedging (balance sheet)
  • Net investment hedging (equity)
  • Event-driven hedging (M&A)

  • FX deliverable and non-deliverable forwards
  • FX options and non-deliverable options, vanillas and average rates
  • Forward-starting products
  • Algorithmic orders
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What sets us apart

  • 24-hour electronic and voice trading
  • Seamless on-boarding with hands-on assistance throughout the entire process
  • Assistance with ISDA terms, Dodd-Frank Protocol adherence, tax forms and other regulatory/legal requirements.
  • Focus on building a long-term relationship as your trusted risk management partner.

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Address financial uncertainty.

Improve your ability to manage FX transaction rates and unpredictable cash flow during times of global uncertainty.

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Mitigate risk with a sound FX hedging strategy.

FX market volatility creates risks around earnings, cash flow and more. Hedging your FX exposure can bring stability.

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Get guidance on market risk management and foreign exchange.

Empower your company to confidently do business across borders by working with the experts at U.S. Bank.

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Disclosures

Notice: Foreign-denominated transactions are subject to foreign currency exchange risk. Customers are not protected against foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations by FDIC insurance, or any other insurance or guaranty program.

Deposit accounts with non-U.S. financial institutions offered through U.S. Bank are not deposits of U.S. Bank and are not insured by the FDIC or guaranteed by any governmental agency or authority, or by U.S. Bank.

Deposit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association. Member FDIC. Credit products are offered by U.S. Bank National Association and subject to normal credit approval. Eligibility requirements, restrictions and fees may apply.

Derivative products and services are generally restricted to “eligible contract participants” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations, and other legal requirements and restrictions apply.