Category: hedging

A Guide to Hedging for the Amateur Investor–Part II

Commentary I’ve been seeing a lot of important questions recently from amateur investors regarding some of the more advanced topics in the investing world. Many people have been taught about things like diversification and dollar cost averaging, but don’t really understand concepts like hedging, offsetting different kinds of risk, or shorting stocks. In my first…


A Guide to Hedging for the Amateur Investor–Part I

Commentary  I’ve been seeing a lot of important questions recently from amateur investors regarding some of the more advanced topics in the investing world. Many people have been taught about things like diversification and dollar cost averaging, but don’t really understand concepts like hedging, offsetting different kinds of risk, or shorting stocks. That’s not a…


US Shale Producers Lock in Future Sales as Oil Prices Rise to One-Year High

NEW YORK/HOUSTON—U.S. shale producers are taking advantage of the oil market’s rally to levels not seen in nearly a year by locking in prices for future sales, sources familiar with the matter said. U.S. crude futures this month jumped above $50 a barrel to the highest since February. The rally has sparked optimism among shale…