hedge.01
frames- The educational effort of * teaching companies in the natural gas industry how *-5 to use [ARG3 the futures] *T*-1 *-2 to [rel hedge] would have *-3 to continue for another a year or two , he added 0 *T*-4 .
- If the weather allowed farmers to work in their fields over the weekend , [ARG0 many Midwest grain elevators] will probably sell futures contracts today at the Chicago Board of Trade in order *-1 to [rel hedge] [ARG1 their weekend purchases from farmers] .
- Many investment managers say 0 [ARG3 futures] are useful as [ARGM-MNR a way] 0 * to [rel hedge] [ARG1 portfolios] *T*-1 .
- Many investment managers say 0 [ARG3 futures] are useful as a [ARGM-MNR way] 0 * to [rel hedge] [ARG1 portfolios] *T*-1 .
- A number of commercial grain users buttressed that opinion yesterday by * buying certain corn options for delivery in March , * indicating to analysts that [ARG0 the commercial companies] would use the options *-1 to [rel hedge] against [ARG2-against expected corn sales] [ARGM-TMP in next year 's first quarter] .
- [ARG0 Takeover speculators -- who *T*-1 have already taken a record loss estimated * at more than $ 700 million *U* on UAL --] started *-2 selling other stocks as well as S&P futures in an attempt * to [rel hedge] against [ARG2-against a further UAL blood bath] .
- `` That 's the problem with * trying [ARG0 *-1] to [rel hedge] [ARGM-EXT too much] , '' said *T*-2 Mr. Brouwer .
- Some analysts suggest , however , that the ratio has weakened in value as an indicator because [ARG3 options and other products] can be used *-1 * to [rel hedge] [ARG1 short positions] .
- In addition to [ARG0 *] [rel hedging] [ARG1 new stock purchases] , the married-put technique can be used *-2 *-3 to protect stocks that an investor already owns *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Some analysts] [rel hedge] [ARG1 their estimates for Quantum] , [ARGM-CAU because it *EXP*-3 is n't known *-1 when the company will book certain one-time charges *T*-2] .
- One strategy for [ARG0 investors] who *T*-1 want *-3 to stay in but [rel hedge] [ARG1 their bets] is * to buy `` put '' options , either on the individual stocks 0 they own *T*-2 or on a broad market index .
- Thus , * buying puts after a big market slide can be [ARGM-MNR an expensive way] 0 [ARG0 *] to [rel hedge] against [ARG2-against risk] *T*-1 .