Does hedging looks easy for a trading system?

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Vernon Petty
Answered 2 years ago
<p id="isPasted">Hedging might seem straightforward in concept, but implementing an effective hedging strategy within a trading system is not necessarily easy. While the basic idea of hedging involves taking offsetting positions to reduce risk, there are complexities and considerations that can make it challenging.</p><p>Hedging involves opening two or more positions that move in opposite directions to mitigate potential losses. However, finding the right balance between the primary trade and the hedge, as well as determining the appropriate timing and size of positions, requires careful analysis and decision-making.</p><p>Not all trading systems or market situations are suitable for hedging. It requires …</p>
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Charles Groth
Answered 1 year, 5 months ago
<p id="isPasted">The entire concept of HEDGING is to manage risk.</p><p>It will always be profitable in that sense.</p><p>You give up some potential profit for&nbsp;certainty.&nbsp;This is true in any market and trading/investing strategy.</p><p>You have to take a risk somewhere. The whole idea is identifying risks, choosing what risks to take, and mitigating those that you do.</p>