Define: Hedging Contract

How is Hedging Contract defined in a legal contract?

• Hedging Contract means any agreement including options, swaps, caps, collars, forward sales or purchases relating to factors like interest rates, commodities or commodity prices, equities, currencies, bonds, indexes or any other derivative agreement or similar arrangement. Seen in 190 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any rate swap transaction, basis swaps, credit derivatives, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps or any similar transactions or any combination of these transactions, which is governed by or subject to a master agreement. Seen in 32 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any rate or currency swap, cap or collar agreement or any other agreement designed to hedge risk with respect to interest rate or currency fluctuations, whether or not pursuant to a master agreement. Seen in 20 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any transaction undertaken with respect to hedging or trading of gas contracts or other commodity, hedging contracts of any kind, or any derivatives or other similar financial instruments. Seen in 13 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any puts, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, forward contract, commodity Swap Agreement, commodity option agreement or other similar agreement in respect of Hydrocarbons to protect against fluctuations in or manage exposure to Hydrocarbon prices. Seen in 13 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or similar agreement involving, or settled by, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value. Seen in 12 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any foreign exchange contract, currency swap agreement, futures contract, commodities hedge agreement, interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future agreement, interest rate swap agreement or any other similar hedging agreement or arrangement entered into by a person in the ordinary course of business. Seen in 10 SEC filings.
• Hedging Contract means any agreement designed to guard against fluctuations in interest rates or foreign exchange rates, such as an interest rate swap agreement, a foreign exchange forward contract, or a currency swap agreement which is entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes. Seen in 10 SEC filings.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Hedging Contract means an agreement involving instruments to manage exposure to economic fluctuations, such as rates, currencies, or commodities.

Relevant Contract Types

• Swap Agreement Contract
• Commodity Trading Agreement Contract
• Financial Derivative Contract

Relevant Circumstances

• International trade dealings involving multiple currencies
• Businesses seeking to mitigate financial risk due to market volatility
• Investments in commodities, currencies or other derivative products

Relevant Sectors

• Finance & Investment
• Commodity Trading
• Banking

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Genie Definition 2

• Hedging Contract means a transaction entered to hedge or trade commodities or financial instruments, not for speculative purposes.

Relevant Contract Types

• Forward Contract
• Option Agreement Contract
• Futures Contract

Relevant Circumstances

• Risk management for businesses dealing with commodities, financial instruments
• Transactions involving derivative products for the purpose of hedging

Relevant Sectors

• Commodity Trading
• Finance & Investment
• Energy & Utilities

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