%A NIM. 13390133 HIDAYATUL MUSTAFIDAH %O SUNARSIH, S.E., M.Si. %T PERBANDINGAN FORWARD CONTRACT HEDGING DAN OPEN POSITION DALAM MEMINIMALKAN HUTANG IMPOR (STUDI PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI ISSI 2012-2015) %X Manufacturing company committing international trade is always exposed to the risk arising from fluctuations in foreign exchange. Risks which is caused by foreign exchange exposure will have an affect on the company's performance and profitability. Therefore, companies have to anticipate these risks by conducting risk management, one of the ways is hedging (hedging). Hedging is an activity of locking in the exchange rate when making a transaction. Derivative instruments on forward contract hedging can be an alternative company to mitigate the risks that arise in the future. The research comparing the forward contract hedging and open position in minimalizing the External Debt will be performed on companies listed in ISSI in 2012-2015. The statistic test is used to measure the difference in these two variables; it will be measured using a non-parametric statistic tests, namely is Mann-Whitney U Test. Before commiting statistical test, it will be calculated in advance the amount of external debt that uses both these variables by using excel program. The aim of this reaserch is to examine the effectiveness of forward contract hedging and an open position in decreasing company’s External Debt. %K Foreign Exchange, Hedge, Forward Contract Hedging, Open Position, External Debt %D 2017 %I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA %L digilib26407