Hedging

Category: Financial Risk

What is Hedging?

Risk management strategy using financial instruments to offset potential losses from adverse price movements.

Related terms

• Derivatives
• Risk Mitigation

More Financial Risk terms

• Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR)
• Capital Planning
• Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
• Economic Capital
• Expected Shortfall (ES)
• Fair Value

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