hedging tool

基本解释

And index futures is just a effective hedging tool, by hedging ETF with index futures to reach the goal of avoiding risk and locking yield.
股指期货恰恰是一种有效的套期保值工具，通过对ETF进行套期保值操作可以达到规避风险和锁定收益的目的。
Container freight derivatives broker with ACM-GFI Cherry Wang said there was a lot of open interest in the SSEFC which reflected broad interest in using the market as a hedging tool.
GFI的集装箱运价衍生品经纪人Cherry Wang说，在SSEFC有大量的未平仓合约，这反映了广泛的将该市场作为避险工具的兴趣。
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Cosco blamed “the dramatic change in the recent market” and the drastic drop in freight rates for losses on forward freight agreements, which provide a hedging tool for ship operators.
中国远洋将远期运费协议(FFA)上的亏损归咎于“近期市场的急剧变化”和运费大幅下跌。远期运费协议为船运公司提供了对冲工具。

The main hedging tool for big Taiwanese corporations, non-delivery forward contracts, was banned in May, leaving firms exposed to huge losses should the currency founder.
ECONOMIST: Taiwan’s currency