Hedging: Meaning in Gold Trading
Opening a position that offsets another, such as a short against an existing long, to reduce exposure.
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Hedging: Opening a position that offsets another, such as a short against an existing long, to reduce exposure.
Some brokers allow a long and a short on XAUUSD at the same time (hedging mode); US-regulated accounts must net them. Holding both locks the loss and keeps paying spread and swap; it rarely fixes a bad trade.
Real hedging means offsetting a genuine exposure, for example a jeweller shorting gold against inventory.
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