Hedged Position

Hedged Position

An investment in which risk is reduced by making an offsetting investment. There are a large number of hedging strategies that one can use. For example, one may take a long position on a security and then sell short the same security or a similar security. This means that one will profit (or at least avoid a loss) no matter which direction the security's price takes. A hedged position may reduce risk, but it is important to note that it also reduces profit potential.
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The effectiveness of a hedge from an economic perspective depends on the amount of risk reduction obtained through the off-setting hedged position. Since the cash flows of the hedge position rarely completely off-set the cash flows of the hedged item due to the basis risk, the optimal off-setting position may be more or less than the hedged item.
Switching options and the impact on business strategy and risk management
Smithfield also indicated that it does not expect its fourth quarter Hog Production segment results to reflect the benefits of the recently and dramatically improved live hog production environment because of significant mark-to-market losses on a portion of its lean hog hedged position. The spokesman added: "Smithfield noted that these losses are the result of the sizeable and unexpected run-up in the futures curve for lean hogs for the summer and fall months of 2010.
Smithfield Foods: Higher Costs to Affect Margins in Q4 2010
"With our balanced portfolio of assets and hedged position, we are positioned to build liquidity and strengthen our balance sheet during this low commodity price environment and we will continue to monitor our discretionary drilling capital on an ongoing basis."
PetroQuest Reports on Borrowing, Production
The German bank cited recent progress in the company's strategy to address four key business issues, recent share price weakness and the company's well hedged position to fuel price rises, as the reasons behind its decision.
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The advantage of hedging with a currency pair transaction includes maturity date flexibility (the hedged position has no defined maturity date) and specific size determination (any size transaction can be hedged).
Hedging foreign currency transaction exposure
This type of accounting is required when a hedged position is not measured at fair value with recognition of gains/losses in income in accordance with regular GAAP.
Hedging strategies and GAAP: a marriage made in heaven? Canada's new hedge accounting rules create new ways in which to make sense of hedging activities in financial statements. Make sure you know where it works best
Accordingly, firms using the fair value option could mark to market both the credit derivative and the hedged position and report changes in their fair values in current earnings.
Fair value accounting
For example, suppose that the change in the value of the hedged position is always -$0.20.
Testing hedge effectiveness under SFAS 133. (Putting the Numbers in Focus)
The taxpayer would then hold the hedged position until a future tax year, and eventually cover it with the low-basis long position.
Short sales against the box after the TRA '97
From experience, an unhedged future cash flow is just as risky as a 100% hedged position unless the business is 100% certain that it will realize a cash flow.
Keeping up with world currencies: revisiting foreign exchange risk management--how it can work for you

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