buying hedge (or long hedge)
- A type of hedging transaction where futures contracts are purchased as a safeguard against potential rises in the cost of commodities
- To protect against a potential price rise, the company decided to utilize a buying hedge.
- With the volatile market, opting for a buying hedge seemed the most prudent to insulate finances.
- The strategist recommended a buying hedge to buffer against possible commodity cost escalations.
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