Hedge accounting is basically a way for two things to come together so when one of the two shows a loss, the other will offset that loss and help it to break even. Hedge accounting seems to be a very complicated process that businesses use.
Hedge funds are investments made as a companion to more risky endeavors in order to prevent devastating loss for the investor. FOREX often refers to foreign exchange, so forex hedge funds would likely be about hedge funds in international trade.
A hedge fund, but don't know which one!
hedge pig= hedge hog
Naive hedging is where taking a hedge position without taking into consideration the level of hedging required. The optimal hedging position should be such that the expected position from the hedge perfectly offset the underlying risk. Naive hedging (over hedging) could potentially lead to a substantial gain or loss position from hedging.
To "hedge your bet" is to protect yourself against a possible loss. It was a mark of caution to plant hawthorn around a field, or hedge it. Eventually the name of the barrier came to be used in connection with many kinds of safeguards. As a result, we say that a person who wagers on several horses rather than only one hedges his bet. Many a person manages to "hedge" by avoiding direct promises and unqualified commitments." To "hedge your bet" is to protect yourself against a possible loss. It was a mark of caution to plant hawthorn around a field, or hedge it. Eventually the name of the barrier came to be used in connection with many kinds of safeguards. As a result, we say that a person who wagers on several horses rather than only one hedges his bet. Many a person manages to "hedge" by avoiding direct promises and unqualified commitments."
If you are talking about "a hedge", as in a row of bushy plants or such, then yes, it is a noun. Hedge can also be used as a verb though, as in "to hedge a garden".
The plural of hedge is hedges.
The noun hedge is used as a collective noun for a hedge of herons.
The plural form of hedge is hedges.
The meaning of a "hedge" would be best described as a "hedge of protection" against the volatile market. Also used in the term Hedge Fund
A hedge fund analyst in a person who works with hedge funds. Their primary duty is to review the strategies of a hedge fund and then identify the strengths and weaknesses of that fund.