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[hej] / hɛdʒ /






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Barrow said brokerage data showed hedge funds have taken an increasingly cautious tack by taking a more market-neutral stance, as their short positions, or bets against individual stocks, now offset their long positions.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

The October selloff hit just as firms were starting to recover from an earlier rout in July that crippled hedge fund Situational Awareness.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

“These people have made so much money, they’re quitting to hedge their stock,” Solaka said, adding that some companies have restrictions around employees’ trades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

A string of deep losses at Arini Capital Management has the once high-flying hedge fund in a precarious position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Lippmann spent twenty hours with one hedge fund guy and thought he had him sold, only to have the guy call his college roommate, who worked for some home builder, and change his mind.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"Those hedges will soon roll off, meaning the airline industry faces significant cost pain."

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Since the building sits next to hedges on two sides, she didn’t cover the whole thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the last two tree-planting seasons, the Lancashire Woodland Partnership has planted almost 500,000 trees and more than 27,233 metres of new hedges.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A bank or broker steps in to sell them that contract in exchange for a fee, and then hedges its exposure by buying stocks or derivatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then it rushed madly across about twenty fields, breaking down all the fences and hedges in its path.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

Streichert stressed that Lufthansa had hedged over 80 percent its fuel costs for 2026, meaning they had it largely locked in prices and was less exposed to market volatility.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

For 2027 over 60 percent of fuel costs were already hedged, he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The volumes—Hillgrove hedged 3,600 metric tons over the 12 months—seem appropriate, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

In this way, you will be largely hedged against changes in interest rates across the credit spectrum.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Company camped beside the Stone, but they slept little, because of the dread of the Shadows that hedged them round.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, said "many airlines have navigated this year's oil price spike thanks to forward hedging, having locked in large swathes of fuel costs before the Iran war".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

If compute prices sank because of decreased demand or increased supply, the trades would pay out, hedging an option buyer against losses in other parts of its business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“We have well-defined buckets as to how much we want to hold, and we’re also hedging some of those exposures as well,” Citizens Chief Executive Bruce Van Saun told analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

“It’s totally plausible that the hedging behavior associated with this activity is one of the factors that is suppressing intraday moves,” said Garrett DeSimone, head of quantitative research at OptionMetrics, during a conversation with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

I’ve been around the block enough times to know when someone’s hedging.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz


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