Hedge Accounting

Fair Value Accounting (FVA)
A form of accounting in which assets are measured at their current market price, recognizing all changes in value within the profit and loss account, differing from traditional historical-cost accounting by recording unrealized gains.
Hedge Accounting
An important accounting practice designed to manage the impact of volatile financial instruments on a company's profit and loss account through the use of financial derivatives to hedge against risk.

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