And in all probability you will see your brother, and whatever may be his faults, or the faults of his wife, when I consider whose son he is, I cannot bear to have you so wholly estranged from each other. Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context.
(hÉdÊ) n., v. hedged, hedgâ¢ing. n. 1. a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow. 2. any barrier or boundary. 3. an act or means of hedging: to buy gold as a hedge against inflation. 4. a qualifying or noncommittal statement.
The main types of hedging tools include futures, options, and forwards â whether on one of the underlying assets in the portfolio, in a currency index, or an asset negatively correlated with the portfolio. Futures are an agreement to purchase a product or currency, on a specific date at a specific price.