Cross Hedge
The act of hedging ones position by taking an offsetting position in another good with similar price movements.
Investopedia Commentary
Although the two goods are not identical, they are correlated enough to create a hedged position as long as the prices move in the same direction. A good example is cross hedging a crude oil futures contract with a short position in natural gas. Even though these two products are not identical, their price movements are similar enough to use for hedging purposes.
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See also: Basis Risk, Forward Contract, Future, Hedge
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