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..................... is a mechanism to reduce price risk inherent in open position.

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MH SET 2019 Paper 2 Sociology Question Paper (23-Jun-2019)
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Hedging

Hedging means taking an offsetting position in a related asset or derivative so that a loss on the open position is balanced by a gain on the hedge.

Its purpose is to reduce or eliminate the price risk that arises when a trader or firm holds an open (unhedged) position in a commodity, currency or security.

A swap is an exchange of cash flows, a customised contract is merely a tailor-made forward agreement, and squaring off simply closes a position rather than protecting it against price movement.

Hence, Hedging.

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