MARKET UPDATE Metallgesellschaft ’ s Oil Futures Hedge
Metallgesellschaft A.G. was a large multinational corporation based in Germany with interests in engineering,
Metals, and mining . In 1991, Metallgesellschaft’s U.S. subsidiary MG Refining and Marketing ( MGRM )
nearly drove Metallgesellschaft into bankruptcy through an ill - fated hedging strategy in crude oil futures .
MGRM had arranged long – term contracts to supply U.S. retailers with gasoline, heating oil, and jet fuel .
Many of these were fixed – rate contracts that guaranteed a set price over the life of the contract.
To hedge the risk of these delivery obligations, MGRM formed a “ rolling hedge ’’ of long positions in
Crude oil futures contracts of the nearest maturity . Each quarter, the long position was rolled over into the next
Quarter’ s contract. MGRM used a one-to-one hedging strategy in which long-term obligations were hedged
Dollar-for-dollar with positions in near-term crude oil futures contracts.
MARKET UPDATE Metallgesellschaft ’ s Oil Futures Hedge
Metallgesellschaft A.G. was a large multinational corporation based in Germany with interests in engineering,
Metals, and mining . In 1991, Metallgesellschaft’s U.S. subsidiary MG Refining and Marketing ( MGRM )
nearly drove Metallgesellschaft into bankruptcy through an ill - fated hedging strategy in crude oil futures .
MGRM had arranged long – term contracts to supply U.S. retailers with gasoline, heating oil, and jet fuel .
Many of these were fixed – rate contracts that guaranteed a set price over the life of the contract.
To hedge the risk of these delivery obligations, MGRM formed a “ rolling hedge ’’ of long positions in
Crude oil futures contracts of the nearest maturity . Each quarter, the long position was rolled over into the next
Quarter’ s contract. MGRM used a one-to-one hedging strategy in which long-term obligations were hedged
Dollar-for-dollar with positions in near-term crude oil futures contracts.
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