1.   This contract enables international market participants to hedge their positions during the European trading day.

2.   The bank with which the exporter makes the forward contract must itself hedge its position, otherwise it too will be exposed to currency risk.

3.   Already he has taken a number of steps to hedge his position on welfare.

4.   A ban on foreign investment in derivatives keeps foreigners in Brazil from hedging their positions in Telebras.

5.   In addition, the value of the peso had become increasingly volatile over the last two years, causing banks and securities companies to hedge their positions.

6.   It appears that many owners of Valujet bonds, which were issued a month before the crash, adopted a strategy of hedging their position by shorting the stock.

7.   It also can hold convertible bonds or debentures, and stock index futures to hedge cash positions and protect its shareholders against sudden swings in the market.

8.   It is easy for McCall and other money managers to hedge their positions because put and call options based on the Q trade on all five U.S. options exchanges.

9.   One of his first steps to cover up the losses was to make it appear that his positions were hedged.

10.   Q. Do most mutual funds hedge currency positions?