Why ELEGG FINANCE exists
A simple observation: every French mid-market corporate buying FX hedging pays a bank margin they don't see and can't negotiate without derivatives expertise.
Bank FX desks sell structured products to companies that lack the expertise to price them
Tier-1 bank FX desks offer mid-market corporates hedging strategies presented as "zero-premium": participating forwards, asymmetric tunnels, knock-in forwards, geared structures. The client signs a product described as "free".
In reality, the bank margin is embedded in the strike, in the barrier level, or in the gearing ratio — invisible to the naked eye. It typically runs between 0.5% and 2.5% of notional on an annual operation, i.e. €5,000 to €100,000 of hidden cost per term sheet — for exporters and equally for importers paying suppliers in foreign currency.
Built for mid-market CFO and treasury teams
We typically work with companies with revenue between €5M and €500M, an annual foreign-currency volume above €500k, and recurring import/export flows. Our approach is particularly useful for:
CFOs and treasurers who want to challenge their bank
You receive term sheets that you sign without being able to deconstruct them, lacking the tools. Our pricer and advisory give you the missing expertise.
Companies structuring their first FX policy
You don't yet have a formalised hedging policy. We support you in designing, drafting and implementing one.
Audit committees seeking an independent opinion
Your auditors flag uncovered FX exposure or poorly-understood structured products. We provide an independent audit.
An independent derivatives-pricing advisory, paired with accessible technical tools
ELEGG FINANCE is an independent FX risk advisory for mid-market corporates. Our edge rests on three commitments:
Contractual independence
We receive no commission, rebate or referral fee from banks on the hedging products you execute. Our incentives are strictly aligned with yours.
Model transparency
We explicitly publish the models used (Garman-Kohlhagen, Reiner-Rubinstein, European observation), the expected precision (± 30 to 100 bp depending on structure), and the calibration sources of the volatility surface.
Derivatives expertise
Our models cover the structures commonly sold to corporates (vanilla forwards, vanilla options, tunnels, geared participating forwards, knock-in/knock-out forwards). The engine is calibrated against a growing corpus of anonymised real bank term sheets.
Three clear steps, from diagnosis to in-flight monitoring
The pricing engine freely accessible on this site is designed as an entry point — an educational tool to show you concretely what your bank margin looks like. The advisory engagement goes further:
1. Flow and exposure diagnostic
Mapping of your import/export flows by currency and tenor, identification of monthly net exposures, sensitivity of your commercial margin to spot.
2. Bespoke hedging strategy construction
Instrument choice (vanilla forward vs option vs structure), ratios and horizons, drafting a clear FX policy that you can present to your management and to your bank.
3. Live monitoring and competitive bank pricing
On every operation, we challenge your bank's pricing in real time and run a competitive auction across 2-3 counterparties. Monthly reporting to the CFO office.
Independence, confidentiality, compliance
No conflict of interest
When we advise you, you keep dealing with your own bank or broker: we will not ask you to switch, and we receive no remuneration from them. That is what underpins our independence.
Strict confidentiality
Your term sheets and financial data are handled with strict confidentiality. No identifying information is retained without your explicit consent. Full GDPR policy detailed in our Privacy Policy.
Let's discuss your FX exposure
First 30-minute call is free and no-commitment, to assess whether our engagement makes sense for your business.