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Basically as Payal Seth has mentioned hedging mean to reduce risk with use of certain course of actions, these actions are taken in response to a future happening, more likely to result in a loss of value.
Hedging procedures are followed in:
1- Foreign exchange transactions.
2- Purchasing Put Options
3- Purchasing Call Options etc
Hedging means to reduce risk.
A financial instrument used to mitigate risk.
