: not protected against loss or failure by a counterbalancing action : not hedged
unhedged bets
an unhedged investment
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Funds from other issuers show similar splits between the hedged and unhedged options.
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2024
Shares of the fund have dropped 8.6% this year, compared with a 23% decline for its unhedged equivalent.
—Karen Langley, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
The value of the dollar also fell over that period, raising returns for unhedged investors.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
High oil and gas prices have been especially good for Occidental, whose production is unhedged, unlike some of its independent oil-and-gas-producing peers.
—Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
But not all the Texas providers do so, and McCullough said that in past freezes and price spikes, a significant number of unhedged retailers were forced under.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
The firm is keeping open long recommendations for the yuan through unhedged Chinese government bonds.
—Ruth Carson, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
Of its around 5 trillion yen in outstanding foreign-bond holdings as of December, the proportion of hedged and unhedged securities was about equal.
—Chikako Mogi, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
Moreover, higher transport costs probably outweigh any gains from unhedged food purchases.
—Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
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Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2024
Shares of the fund have dropped 8.6% this year, compared with a 23% decline for its unhedged equivalent.
—Karen Langley, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
The value of the dollar also fell over that period, raising returns for unhedged investors.
—Jason Zweig, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
High oil and gas prices have been especially good for Occidental, whose production is unhedged, unlike some of its independent oil-and-gas-producing peers.
—Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
But not all the Texas providers do so, and McCullough said that in past freezes and price spikes, a significant number of unhedged retailers were forced under.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
The firm is keeping open long recommendations for the yuan through unhedged Chinese government bonds.
—Ruth Carson, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
Of its around 5 trillion yen in outstanding foreign-bond holdings as of December, the proportion of hedged and unhedged securities was about equal.
—Chikako Mogi, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
Moreover, higher transport costs probably outweigh any gains from unhedged food purchases.
—Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2018
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“Unhedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhedged. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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