对冲是一种在外汇交易中为避免风险常用的操作方法,英文单词是Hedging,我们看看来自路透金融词典的解释:
什么是对冲?
一种旨在降低风险的行动或策略。套期保值常见的形式是在一个市场或资产上做交易，以对冲在另一个市场或资产上的风险。例如，某公司购买一份外汇期权以对冲即期汇率的波动对其经营带来的风险。进行套期保值的人称为套期者或对冲者(hedger)。
what's hedging?
An action or strategy designed to minimize risk. A hedge often takes the form of a transaction in one market or asset, which protects against losses in another – e.g. a company buys an FX (foreign exchange) option to protect against the risk to its business of fluctuations in spot currency rates. Those pursuing hedging strategies are known as hedgers.
对冲像我们开车常用的刹车和油门,控制盈亏的手段，需要经常使用.
