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Financial risk management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Summary of Exposure to Various Currencies Denominated in Foreign Currency | The table below summarizes Eldorado’s exposure to the various currencies denominated in the foreign currency, as listed below:
(Amounts in thousands) |  | Canadian dollar |  |  | Australian dollar |  |  | Euro |  |  | Turkish lira |  |  | Chinese renminbi |  |  | Serbian Dinar |  |  | Romanian lei |  |  | British pound |  |  | Brazilian real |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 18,280 |  |  |  | 482 |  |  |  | 13,030 |  |  |  | 4,965 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 4,845 |  |  |  | 9,730 |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 15,991 |
Marketable securities |  |  | 6,286 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Accounts receivable and other |  |  | 13,706 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 24,508 |  |  |  | 60,111 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 43,157 |  |  |  | 7,542 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12,547 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  |  | (30,900) |  |  |  | (42) |  |  |  | (45,751) |  |  |  | (50,099) |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9,000) |  |  |  | (6,174) |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (5,559) |
Other non-current liability |  |  | (1,269) |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (6,516) |  |  |  | (17,999) |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Net balance |  |  | 6,103 |  |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | (14,729) |  |  |  | (3,022) |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 39,002 |  |  |  | 11,098 |  |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 22,979 |
Equivalent in U.S. dollars |  | $ | 4,865 |  |  | $ | 347 |  |  | $ | (17,664) |  |  | $ | (802) |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 394 |  |  | $ | 2,874 |  |  | $ | 495 |  |  | $ | 6,946 |
Summary of Hedge Positions | A summary of the positions are listed below:
Metal |  | Hedged Amount (Tonnes) |  | PUT ($/tonne) |  | CALL ($/tonne) |  | Maturity
Lead |  | 7,668 |  | $2,300 |  | $2,625 |  | Jan 2018 – Jun 2018
Lead |  | 7,668 |  | $2,300 |  | $2,735 |  | Jul 2018 – Dec 2018
Zinc |  | 12,708 |  | $2,850 |  | $3,470 |  | Jan 2018 – Jun 2018
Zinc |  | 12,708 (*) |  | $2,850 |  | $3,600 |  | Jul 2018 – Dec 2018

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