Important Financial Investment Terms
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Definition of 'Hedge'
A strategy that is used in securities trading and portfolio management to reduce the risk of large losses by investing in securities that move in the opposite direction of other holdings. For example, a portfolio may have holdings that are sensitive and insensitive to interest rate movement.