Selling Hedge

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Definition of 'Selling Hedge'

A hedging strategy with which the sale of futures contracts are meant to offset a long underlying commodity position. 

Also known as a "short hedge."
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Investopedia explains 'Selling Hedge'

This type of hedging strategy is typically used for the purpose of insuring against a possible decrease in commodity prices. By selling a futures contract an investor can guarantee the sale price for a specific commodity and eliminate the uncertainty associated with such goods.

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  • Taking A Look Behind Hedge Funds

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/111302.asp
    ... One such technique is short selling. Hedge fund managers identify a stock in which
    price is likely to decline, borrow shares from someone else who owns them ...

  • Hedge Funds Hunt For Upside, Regardless Of The Market

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/112603.asp
    ... For example, a long/short manager might purchase a portfolio of core stocks that
    occupy the S&P 500 and hedge by selling (shorting) S&P 500 Index futures. ...

  • 3 Retailers Favored By Hedge Funds And Short Sellers

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2012/3-Retailers-Favored-By-Hedge-Funds-And-Short-Sellers-JCP-LIZ-OXM0221.aspx
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  • A Brief History Of The Hedge Fund

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/05/HedgeFundHist.asp
    A Brief History Of The Hedge Fund. November 15 2009 | Filed Under ยป Futures,
    Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Options, Short Selling. Famed ...

  • Hedge Funds Go Retail

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/07/mutual_fund_retail.asp
    ... Hedge funds and private equity represent a measured departure from other investment
    types, and that diversity is the alternative investment's strongest selling ...

  • The Truth About Naked Short Selling

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/09/naked-short-selling.asp
    ... to the buyer but "fail to deliver." This form is called naked short selling ... However,
    these options market makers are often the brokers or large hedge funds, who ...

  • Massive Hedge Fund Failures

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/05/HedgeFundFailure.asp
    ... It was intended to become Singapore's "flagship" in the hedge fund business, but ...
    to be the most promising stocks in the markets and short selling what he ...

  • Hedge Against Exchange Rate Risk With Currency ETFs

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/09/exchange-rate-risk-currency-etf.asp
    ... Learn more about short selling in our Introduction to Short Selling tutorial.) Recall ...
    since our scenario assumed that the investor wished to hedge exchange risk ...

  • Europe Bans Short Selling - Investopedia.com

    http://financialedge.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0811/Europe-Bans-Short-Selling.aspx
    ... Europe Bans Short Selling. Posted: August 12, 2011 2:28PM by ... Filed Under:
    Short Selling. In its simplest form, short selling involves ...

  • ETFs to Hedge Another Sell-Off

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/ETFs-to-Hedge-Another-Sell-Off-HDGE-SH-FXY-TLT1024.aspx
    ... the safe haven sectors and one of the few to not succumb to selling has been ... Even
    though I like TLT as a hedge against a market sell-off, especially with the ...

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