hedge
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The precious metal, like gold—up almost two-thirds in 2025 to record levels—is considered a store of value and a hedge against the dollar, which weakened this year amid falling U.S. interest rates.
From Barron's
The strategy hedges the outcome by limiting risk rather than just rolling the dice on strong odds.
From Barron's
We offer clients the full range of asset classes—not just stocks, bonds, and credit, but hedge funds and commodities and real estate, infrastructure, and private equity and co-investment.
From Barron's
As the person selling the put would usually sell the stock to hedge risk, this probably contributed to the tumble in the ETF, which subsequently closed at $4.90.
“That reduces speculation,” Lundin said, adding that margin increases have been tracking the rally in gold and silver this year, but that they also increase hedging costs for end users of the commodity.
From MarketWatch
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