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hedge against |
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hedge something against something Fig. to protect investments against a decline in value by making counterbalancing bets or investments. The investor hedged his portfolio against a drop in stock prices by buying some bonds. I have to hedge my bets against losing. hedge against something to do something to lessen the risk of something happening; to bet against something bad happening. I want to hedge against something going wrong in the stock market, so I have bonds in my portfolio, too. We will hedge against any risk we can detect. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Soybean prices tumbled Friday after the dollar continued its rally against the euro, giving investors more reasons to sell commodities that were bought as a hedge against inflation. The precious metal, which was trading at around $850 an ounce yesterday, is used as a hedge against the dollar and typically moves in the opposite direction to the currency. Crude oil is bought and sold in dollars and investors often buy oil and other commodities as a hedge against inflation when the dollar weakens against other currencies," she said. |
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