hedged

Meanings

• A financial transaction in which a party limits its potential loss with respect to an asset or commodity.

  - "In the context of the stock market, hedging refers to buying or selling a security to offset potential losses or gains in a related security."
  - "A farmer may choose to hedge against potential crop losses due to weather conditions by selling crop futures contracts."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hedged
arrayed , arrayed , bedded , bedded , ded , ded , fed , fed , led , led , med , med , red , red , sed , sed , ted , ted

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Hedge (n) () :
   

2. Hedge (v) () :
   

3. Hedge (adj) () :
   

4. Hedge fund () :
   

5. Hedge your bets () :
   

6. Hedge against inflation () :
   

7. Hedge against currency risk () :
   

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Variants

List of all variants of hedged that leads to same result
hedge , hedged , hedger , hedgers , hedges , hedging , hedgingly , hedge against , hedged against , hedges against , hedging against , hedge in , hedged in , hedges in , hedging in

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Forms

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{"term"=>"hedge (v)", "definition"=>"To protect an investment or a financial portfolio against potential losses or risks by using a hedging strategy or investing in assets or financial instruments that are expected to perform well in a particular market environment."}, {"term"=>"hedge (n)", "definition"=>"A strategy or a method used to protect an investment or a financial portfolio against potential losses or risks by using a hedging instrument or a derivative contract. A hedge can be implemented using various hedging strategies, such as long-short hedging, protective put hedging, or collar hedging."}

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Etymology

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The term 'hedge' originated from Middle English hedge, which referred to a fence made of interwoven branches or hedges.

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Related Concepts

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1. Hedging strategies: Various methods or techniques used to protect an investment or a financial portfolio against potential losses or risks by using a hedging instrument or a derivative contract. Examples of hedging strategies include long-short hedging, protective put hedging, collar hedging, straddle hedging, butterfly hedging, and spread hedging.

2. Hedging instruments: Financial instruments or derivatives used to implement a hedging strategy or to protect an investment or a financial portfolio against potential losses or risks. Examples of hedging instruments include futures contracts, options contracts, swaps, forwards, and other types of financial derivatives.

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