Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of growth
opportunity, liquidity, leverage, and profitability variables to the use of hedging
activities on manufacturing companies in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2013-2015
period. The sampling method is using purposive sampling techniques and
obtained 343 samples of companies that meet the criteria. Analysis techniques
applied in this research is using logistic regression analysis. Result of the
research are growth opportunity which proxied with market to book value and
profitability which proxied by return on assets has a insignificant positive effect
on hedging activities. Current ratio as a proxy of liquidity have significant
positive effect on hedging activities. Leverage which proxied with debt to equity
ratio shows insignificant negative effect on hedging activities.
Key words: risk, risk management, hedging, growth opportunity, liquidity,
leverage, profitabilit