Perspektywy zastosowania innowacji finansowych w działalności spółek węglowych

The article presents the financial innovation issues on application of the financial innovation in the business activity of mining companies from the perspective of the enduser of financial innovation. The purpose of the article is to review the innovative financial instruments which have been exploited in the business activity of the mining companies. The paper identifies the factors that cause the limited interest of the mining companies for application of the financial innovations. Moreover the potential benefits of applying innovative financial instruments in the risk management process in the mining companies were indicated. The identification of the future trends and the possible scenarios has been carried out on the basis of survey in order to improve the efficiency of operation and competitive position of mining companies.