Contexto para decisiones de inversión en el mercado de divisas y forwards

Abstract

This document named: ‘CONTEXTO PARA DECISIONES DE INVERSIÓN EN EL MERCADO DE DIVISAS Y FORWARDS’, intends to enlighten the behavior concerning what the appropriate usage of financial derivate should be, specifically in the Forwards Agreements, a quick overview on how they work, the ideal positions for a seller/buyer to increase the profitableness and the delivery types, how they evolved in Colombia and how the response to this type of contract has been since 1997, also how it has increased since that year until today, how the local currency can contribute towards the foreign currency and how the TRM behaves in this currency exchange and displays a comparative analysis over the years, so the investors can have a better view of this contract and check if there are profitable options or not, based on such trending. This will help them decide if it is proper to start any currency exchange.