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hedge ratio — The relationship between the number of contracts required for a direct hedge and the number of contracts required to hedge in a specific situation. The concept of hedging is to match the size of a positive cash flow from a gaining futures… … Financial and business terms
direct hedges — A form of capital markets or derivatives hedge in which the cash market instrument being hedged is hedged by an options or futures contract on the same underlying instrument. For example, a 91 day U.S. Treasury bill hedged with a Treasury bill… … Financial and business terms
hedge — [hej] n. [ME hegge < OE hecg, akin to Ger hecke < IE base * kagh , wickerwork, wickerwork pen > ON heggr, L caulae, sheepfold: basic sense “woven fence, enclosure”] 1. a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary… … English World dictionary
Hedge fund — A hedge fund is a private investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment funds and which pays a performance fee to its investment manager.… … Wikipedia
Hedge (finance) — For other uses, see Hedge (disambiguation). Finance Financial markets … Wikipedia
hedge — hedge1 [ hedʒ ] noun count ** a line of bushes or small trees growing close together around a garden or field: We crawled through a gap in the hedge. a high hawthorn hedge a hedge against something a way of trying to protect yourself against a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hedge — I UK [hedʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms hedge : singular hedge plural hedges ** a line of bushes or small trees growing close together around a garden or field We crawled through a gap in the hedge. a high hawthorn hedge • a hedge against… … English dictionary
hedge — hedge1 [hedʒ] n [: Old English; Origin: hecg] 1.) a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another 2.) something that protects you against possible problems, especially financial loss hedge… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hedge — /hɛdʒ / (say hej) noun 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary. 2. any barrier or boundary. 3. an act or a means of hedging a bet or the like. 4. an investment, fiscal policy, etc.,… …
hedge — 1 noun (C) 1 a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, usually dividing one field or garden from another 2 something that gives you protection in case you lose money: Buying a house will be a hedge against inflation. 2 verb hedged,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
