synthetic hedges — A somewhat out of date term for capital markets hedges. Hedges that use derivatives. American Banker Glossary … Financial and business terms
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natural hedges — Balance sheet hedge activity done by altering asset and/or liability repricing characteristics or volumes to reduce the entity s interest rate risk exposure without purchasing derivative hedge instruments such as interest rate swaps or futures.… … Financial and business terms
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