Hedger

Risk management.

A market participant that enters into instruments or positions in order to offset the potential adverse effects of changes in the value of another instrument or position already committed or expected.

Contrasted with a speculator or an arbitrageur.

See also

• Arbitrageur
• Basis swap
• Cash flow hedge
• Collar hedge
• Dealer
• Delta hedge
• Fair value hedge
• Hedge
• Hedge accounting
• Hedge effectiveness
• Hedge fund
• Hedge ratio
• Hedged
• Hedging
• Longevity hedge
• Market
• Risk management
• Trader
• Speculator
• Wrong way risk