1 | Tailing the Hedge | | _____ | Hedges that involve taking a long position |
2 | Hedge Ratio | | _____ | The difference between spot price of an asset to be hedged and futures price of contract used |
3 | Stack and Roll | | _____ | The relationship of the size of a position in a hedging instrument to the size of the position being hedged |
4 | Hedge | | _____ | The maximum loss from default by a counterparty |
5 | Exposure | | _____ | Hedge which is appropriate when the hedger already owns an asset and expects to sell it at some time in the future |
6 | Perfect Hedge | | _____ | Hedging an exposure to the price of one asset with a contract on another asset |
7 | Short Hedge | | _____ | Procedure where short-term futures contracts are rolled forward so that long-term hedges are created |
8 | Long Hedge | | _____ | The risk to a hedger arising from uncertainity about the basis at a future time |
9 | Basis | | _____ | A trade designed to reduce risk |
10 | Basis Risk | | _____ | A procedure for adjusting the number of futures contracts used for hedging to reflect daily settlement |
11 | Cross Hedging | | _____ | An hedge which completely eliminate risk |
12 | Stock Index | | _____ | An index monitoring the vale of a portfolio of stocks |