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Eduardo Bona Safe de Matos
UTILIZAÇÃO DE DERIVATIVOS E HEDGE ACCOUNTING NAS EMPRESAS BRASILEIRAS E JAPONESAS NEGOCIADAS NA NYSE
ABSTRACTDerivatives and financial instruments have been used with more frequency since 1990, as well as hedge. Due to its importance in many financial markets, accounting developed the hedge accounting, a methodology that seeks to bring greater disclosure and control for operations involving investments and hedges. Studies show that most economically developed countries tend to use more of the hedge tool and therefore the hedge accounting. This paper seeks to identify whether there are differences in the use of derivatives and Hedge Accounting firms in different countries, but with shares traded on the same market. Japanese use. These results suggest that Japanese companies, representing a more developed economy, use more the tool of Hedge Accounting, as well as their disclosure forms, compared to Brazilian companies.