A company purchases currency futures to respond to currency risk. However, due to increasing exchange rate fluctuations, the company has decided not to trade with foreign partners. Which of the following describes this change in risk response?   A. Transfer to mitigation. B. Reduction to avoidance. C. Sharing to avoidance. D. Acceptance to reduction.

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