Peter Gratton, M.A.P.P., Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex ...

The recent increase in financial markets volatility, driven by an expectation of continued rate hikes along with an unprecedented choice of financial markets instruments, makes hedging any corporation ...

Hedging is a technique used to reduce or fully mitigate a risk exposure. Hedging is a commonplace practice in business, finance, investment management, and even everyday life. In a financial setting, ...

With time, businesses have largely become more sophisticated in using hedging as a strategy. Individual businesses can take different approaches to hedging depending on a number of factors. The Fast ...