buying hedge

buying hedge definition - finance
A position that is established by purchasing futures contracts in order to protect against a possible increase in the future cost of commodities. Also called a long hedge.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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