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Short Hedge
A way of reducing investment or trading risk. For example, the sale of a futures or option position to guard against a fall in price in the corresponding cash market. Any losses in the cash market will be offset by profits from the short futures or options position. Opposite of long hedge.
See also: Futures, Hedging, Option