UK: SME/Columnists - Steal a march on the currency dealers.

Finance: why export hedging is worthwhile.

Perhaps you think you have better things to think about than hedging your bets on unpredictable movements in exchange rates. You could have a point - the cost of hedging can be high and you may be tempted instead to focus your energies on getting the goods to market. But if you run an SME with a large percentage of trade in foreign denominated currencies which go haywire, you could be in big trouble.