hedge
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6.9
- noun
- /hɛdʒ/
- Specialized
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cobertura
- In East Asia, governments still blame hedge funds for their supposed role in the 1997-98 financial crisis.
- a hedge fund
- a hedge fund manager
- a hedging strategy
But just as a pure hedge, a defense mechanism.
- But just as a pure hedge, a defense mechanism.
- Gold and silver can be an amazing way to diversify your savings as a hedge against inflation.
- You've got to post collateral against these these forward gasoline hedges.
- Notice how uncertainty got you to oh shit, we should have a hedge.
- So gold is a an inflation hedge, whereas Fiat currency is getting eaten by inflation.
Examples
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A common strategy is to employ derivatives as a hedge against potential losses.
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I'm a market analyst for an LA based hedge fund.
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I play around a little with hedge funds.
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Looks like another hedge fund manager.
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From a policy perspective, it does not matter if one hedge fund goes down.
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Gold and silver can be an amazing way to diversify your savings as a hedge against inflation.
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The nightmare scenario involves a host of hedge funds making similar bets.
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When the S&P goes up, I don't make as much because my hedge works against me.
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Beyond risk and investment philosophy, hedge funds vary significantly from mutual funds with respect to governmental regulation.
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But imposing some arbitrary regulatory cap on the size of hedge funds would unjustly penalize successful firms.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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2.0
Government actions that try to keep local businesses safe from foreign competition
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6.6
A way investors use to reduce the chance of losing money by making opposite investments
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
A company that manages money for rich people and uses risky methods to try to make big profits
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3.5
A row of privet bushes planted close together to make a living fence for a garden
A plant that lives for many years and spreads by underground stems in wet or shady places
- UK
A plant from Europe with pink or white flowers whose leaves make soap when crushed
- South African
A South African bush with sharp forked branches and fruit like small plums often planted as a fence
A climbing wildflower with twining stems and pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
The financial sense of hedge comes from the idea of a 'fence' that gives protection, so a hedge in money is a way to protect your investments like a fence protects a field.