hedging

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This was despite the airline having secured more than three-quarters of its jet fuel at a fixed price before costs rose due to the current conflict - a process known as hedging.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“With refining hedging reducing to 15% in 1H27, the question now is how far higher fuel costs will drag on in FY27,” Citi says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

However, hedging activity tied to the S&P 500 has also remained robust, according to Joe Mazzola, head trading and derivatives strategist at Charles Schwab.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Southwest Airlines abandoned its hedging strategy last year, while United, Delta and American did the same midway through the 2010s.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

After all, Montaigne never gave an example of heavenly inspiration, of divine intervention, without hedging it about with doubts and difficulties.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton