Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who makes or repairs hedges.
- noun In sporting, one who hedges.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who makes or mends
hedges . - noun One who hedges, as, in
betting .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer
- noun someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss
- noun a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges
Etymologies
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Examples
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In Cantor's case, a so-called hedger - such as an investor in the movie or just a fan - would sell futures contracts to a speculator valued at $1 for every $1 million in expected U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during the first month.
Durangoherald.com 2010
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In Cantor's case, a so-called hedger - such as an investor in the movie or just a fan - would sell futures contracts to a speculator valued at $1 for every $1 million in expected U.S. and Canadian ticket sales during the first month.
The Seattle Times 2010
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He's not only a "hedger" (a nice way to say, you know).
Edwards: Hillary On Detour Through "Deep Canyon Of Corporate Lobbyists" 2009
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Imposing limits on speculative positions carries all sorts of problems, not least having government-appointed officials decide who is a genuine "hedger" and who isn't.
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He's not only a "hedger" (a nice way to say, you know).
Edwards Faulting Clintons As Part Of Corrupt D.C. Status Quo? 2009
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In order to be a legal "hedger", you can be a mining company with a reasonable expectation of getting it out of the ground, you can be someone who has just purchased a mining company's production forward, or you can be a person who has a huge vault, or access to someone else's huge vault.
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London warehouse statistics are not reported, so they could have silver there to cover their "Commercial Trader" a. k.a "hedger" short position in New York.
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There was optimistic talk in some circles that Cameron would prove to be a hedger.
After election battle, bruised Clegg seeks distance from Tory partners 2011
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A genuine hedger has real goods to exchange to make good on a futures transaction.
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It is a binary question, where those traders that do not attest that they are a genuine hedger must therefor be a speculator.
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