: not protected against loss or failure by a counterbalancing action : not hedged
unhedged bets
an unhedged investment
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If the Fed tightens while local currencies slide, unhedged positions will hurt.
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Funds from other issuers show similar splits between the hedged and unhedged options.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2024
Shares of the fund have dropped 8.6% this year, compared with a 23% decline for its unhedged equivalent.
—Karen Langley, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
But not all the Texas providers do so, and McCullough said that in past freezes and price spikes, a significant number of unhedged retailers were forced under.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
The firm is keeping open long recommendations for the yuan through unhedged Chinese government bonds.
—Ruth Carson, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
Of its around 5 trillion yen in outstanding foreign-bond holdings as of December, the proportion of hedged and unhedged securities was about equal.
—Chikako Mogi, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
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Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Funds from other issuers show similar splits between the hedged and unhedged options.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 10 July 2024
Shares of the fund have dropped 8.6% this year, compared with a 23% decline for its unhedged equivalent.
—Karen Langley, WSJ, 6 Nov. 2022
But not all the Texas providers do so, and McCullough said that in past freezes and price spikes, a significant number of unhedged retailers were forced under.
—Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021
The firm is keeping open long recommendations for the yuan through unhedged Chinese government bonds.
—Ruth Carson, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2020
Of its around 5 trillion yen in outstanding foreign-bond holdings as of December, the proportion of hedged and unhedged securities was about equal.
—Chikako Mogi, Bloomberg.com, 21 Feb. 2018
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“Unhedged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhedged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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