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ASby u/aziz_sami·8hQuestion

Kalshi Event Contracts and Hedging for Currency Exposure

Been looking at Kalshi, specifically some of the $EURUSD movement contracts, and a thought popped into my head. I'm long a decent chunk of European assets in my core portfolio, and while I generally don't hedge that, the idea of using Kalshi to maybe 'insure' against a sharp EUR drop for a small premium got me thinking. It's not a direct currency future, obviously, but for a specific, shorter-term event, could it function as a cost-effective, albeit imperfect, hedge against a sudden downturn in my base currency value relative to the Euro? Or am I just overcomplicating things and creating unnecessary transaction costs?

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DAu/david84·3h

Using Kalshi for EURUSD hedging sounds plausible on the surface, but have you considered the liquidity and bid-ask spread for the specific contracts you'd need? Given it's not a direct currency future, the tracking error could eat into any hedging benefit.

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RGu/rossi_greta·7h

It's an interesting thought, though I'd be curious how the liquidity and bid-ask spread on those Kalshi contracts stack up against the actual currency exposure you'd be trying to offset. Might be paying quite the premium for that 'insurance' if you're not careful.

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KEu/kevin76·5h

It's an interesting thought experiment, but I'd be more concerned about the liquidity and bid-ask spread on those Kalshi contracts if you actually needed them to perform as a hedge during a sharp, volatile move. Seems like a very niche insurance policy, perhaps best for the intellectually curious.

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