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Meanings of hedge in English

Portuguese
evitar
Catalan
evitar

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

evitar
Portuguese
sebe
Catalan
bardissa

A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.

sebe
Catalan
cobertura
Spanish
cobertura

Any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change.

cobertura

Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges.

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Examples for "hedging"
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Derivatives usage, for example, changed from just simple hedging to outright investments.
Reuters
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If required, suitable hedging of both interest and currency risk is expected.
Reuters
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Lower market volatility has also cut into clients' trading and hedging activities.
Reuters
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Southwest's strong hedging position is evident in its fourth-quarter fuel price forecast.
Reuters
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Most Forex market participants use it not for hedging, but for speculation.
The South African
Usage of hedge in English
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Such financial products offer ways for investors to hedge risk, he said.
Reuters
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Market players said selling by hedge funds also weighed on the market.
The Irish Times
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The new hedge fund will be based in London, the paper said.
Reuters
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As a result, they are often bellwethers for hedge fund industry performance.
Reuters
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These figures also include the value of instruments used to hedge risk.
Reuters
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Investors often use gold as a hedge against political and financial uncertainty.
Reuters
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Gold is often used as a hedge against political and economic uncertainty.
Reuters
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But hedge funds and other short-term investors remained active, market participants said.
Reuters
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Gold is often used as a hedge against political and financial uncertainties.
Reuters
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You can hedge political risk a number of ways with inverse ETFs.
Reuters
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Institutional Investor just named Third Point hedge fund manager of the year.
Reuters
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Brevan's new hedge fund will launch on Sept. 1, the report said.
Reuters
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Let's see where the deal goes, the second hedge fund manager said.
Reuters
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Gold is often used as a hedge against political and economic uncertainties.
Reuters
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Last year, hedge funds overall dropped an average of about 1 percent.
Reuters
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It also limits banks' holdings in hedge funds and private equity funds.
Reuters
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Common
Ireland
Common
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