| 单词 | hedge |
| 释义 | hedge hedge // verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj or no obj]
(Finance ) to protect yourself against the risk of losing money in the future because of changes in the value of shares, currencies, raw materials, etc., for example by buying or selling futures (= contracts to buy or sell a particular amount of sth for a fixed price at a particular time in the future), options (= the right to buy or sell sth for a fixed price in the future), etc: They want to hedge their exposure to interest-rate risk. The airline has hedged 77% of its expected fuel requirements next quarter at 79¢ a gallon. He prefers companies that choose not to hedge. The pension fund had fully hedged its position.
hedging noun [U]: There's a balance between the cost of hedging and running an acceptable risk. hedging strategies/techniques If you're considering currency hedging you can do it through most large banks.
IDIOMS
hedge your bets to reduce the risk of losing or making a mistake by supporting more than one side in a competition, an argument, etc., or by having several choices available to you: She hedged her bets by applying for several jobs.
PHRASAL VERBS
hedge against sth to do sth to protect yourself against problems, especially against losing money: The news encouraged investors to hedge against a fall in the dollar.
■ noun [C]
CURRENCY HEDGE
a way of reducing the risk of losing money in the future because of changes in the value or price of sth such as shares, currencies, raw materials, rates of interest, etc: Real estate can be a hedge against inflation (= property will rise in value more than the rate of inflation). The company is vulnerable to rising fuel costs because it has no fuel hedges in place. The Canadian group has reduced its hedge book (= the total number of hedging contracts held by the company). |
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