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Perfectly [[hedge]]d; a [[delta]] of one. Refers to a hedging strategy where a [[counterparty]] providing [[derivative]] exposure to an [[underlier]] by buying that underlier. You only need to delta-hedge your net exposure to the underlier - if, for example, you have written a long and a short TRS on the same underlier in the same size, you are delta-one hedged without buying anything - the two positions net each other off, and therefore hedge each other, exactly. | {{a|glossary|}}Perfectly [[hedge]]d; a [[delta]] of one. Refers to a hedging strategy where a [[counterparty]] providing [[derivative]] exposure to an [[underlier]] by buying that underlier. You only need to delta-hedge your net exposure to the underlier - if, for example, you have written a long and a short TRS on the same underlier in the same size, you are delta-one hedged without buying anything - the two positions net each other off, and therefore hedge each other, exactly. | ||
(But why on Earth would you go [[long]] and [[short]] the same [[underlier]] at the same time (unless, of course, you were providing [[synthetic prime brokerage]] to a range of [[hedge fund]] clients)? | (But why on Earth would you go [[long]] and [[short]] the same [[underlier]] at the same time (unless, of course, you were providing [[synthetic prime brokerage]] to a range of [[hedge fund]] clients)? | ||