hedgers

These measures all try to determine to what extent hedgers are able to reduce cash price risk by using futures contracts.

the various investors , hedgers , and speculators may be focused on any time period , from a few minutes to several years.

For most hedgers, though, sticking with the brand name is still the lesser of two evils.

Between the hedgers and the speculators, on a ground richly soaked with blood and money, are professional futures traders.

But they aren't safe. The winners in uncertain times are the bold, and the losers are often the cautious hedgers.

Hedgers are today's smart money but understanding their positions isn't as easy as it seems.

Serious hedgers do not wait for inversions.

Some "legitimate" hedgers, particularly in the US, are being reminded of this the hard way.

Hedgers are interested in reducing risk, and thus will accept losing money on their forward contracts.

For this very reason forward markets rarely consist entirely of hedgers.

Hedgers' loss is others' gain, giving a temporary windfall to Midwestern refiners.

Rumors that short hedgers were forced to cover short positions also helped rally prices.

If the cost is very heavy, potential hedgers will prefer not to hedge.

Hedgers and floor traders closely watch premiums because they reflect the degree of tightness in the market.

'The problem is that the natural hedgers , the producers themselves, are shying away, while the buyers get bolder, 'Mr. Goldstein said.

For example, a COT report may show that in a certain market, hedgers hold 70% of shorts.

These market participants are called "bona fide" hedgers, because they actually need to buy and sell cereals.