For example, financial institutions often borrow short-term and lend long-term to maximize their return over the forward spread. By adopting this practice, banks risk not only fluctuations in interest rates, but also liquidity crunch. (because the bank has to give a guarantee that you can refinance your loan in the short term). (because the bank must ensure that the average short-term lending rate over the life of the loan instrument can actually be lower than the long-term lending rate). In an economy characterized by a high degree of unpredictability, it is nearly impossible to adequately guarantee either of these two promises. When it comes to risk management, financial institutions such as banks have to use a variety of specialized hedg...