Meanings of fide hedging in English

Gensler said data showed that the trades appeared to be part of a bona fide hedging strategy.

The Commission determined that because of this the two index managers would not qualify for a bona fide hedging exemption.

There are exemptions for bona fide hedging transactions involving commodity inventory hedges and anticipatory purchases or sales of the commodity.

Bona fide hedging exemptions would be replaced by limited risk management exemptions (essentially a name change without much substance).

In addition, the proposal establishes consistent, uniform exemptions for certain swap dealer risk management transactions while maintaining exemptions for bona fide hedging.

The amendments focus on the bona fide hedging exemptions available to end-users of futures and swaps to manage commodity price risk, the report said.

But the Commission will almost certainly demand more documentation to back up claims that they are being held for "bona fide hedging" purposes.