Table 5 shows an increasing pattern in the optimal hedge position of Aracruz, with a particular jump to a δ of 5.15 in 2008. All changes in δ are due primarily to changes in r, because h1 is stable throughout the period (and, of course, h2 is fixed by assumption). Since EBIT and revenue increase significantly in the period 1999-2008, the optimal hedge position, in U$ terms, significantly increases, from less than U$0.5 billion in 1999 to U$1,8 billion in 2008. This alone should have provided managers with strong incentives to procure more hedging for Aracruz. Below we show how the company reacted to the increasing need for hedging.