double hedging

double hedging definition - finance
A hedging strategy that uses both a futures contract and an options contract to protect against losses caused by changes in the cash prices of the underlying instrument. See also hedge.

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