Imagine your Forex portfolio as a castle. Hedging is your moat, drawbridge, and archers—defenses that protect your treasure from market marauders. In this guide, you’ll learn how to use hedging to bulletproof your trades, sleep through volatility, and turn potential losses into strategic wins. Ready to fortress your finances? Let’s build!
Hedging is like buying car insurance—you hope you never need it, but it saves you when things go sideways. In Forex, it means opening positions that offset risks in your main trades.
How It Works: Open opposite positions on the same currency pair.
Example: Buy EUR/USD + Sell EUR/USD.
Best For: Short-term protection during news events.
How It Works: Hedge using pairs that move together (e.g., EUR/USD and GBP/USD).
Example: Long EUR/USD + Short GBP/USD.
Best For: Reducing exposure without closing trades.
How It Works: Buy a put/call option to lock in prices.
Example: Buy a EUR/USD put option to limit downside.
Best For: Long-term positions; limited risk.
How It Works: Roll over positions to avoid negative swaps.
Example: Swap a losing trade to a future date at a set rate.
Best For: Carry traders holding positions overnight.
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