# Hedger (also used in German; rarely translated as hedger)

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## Definition

Market participant who hedges risky financial products or commodities - such as: Grain in grain mills, fruit in yogurt producers - through one or more offsetting transactions. - See hedging, replacement sale, hedge transaction, commodity futures contract, forward contract. - Cf. Deutsche Bundesbank Monthly Report, June 2012, p. 34 f. (Hedgers in the market for crude oil futures and their contribution to market stability). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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