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Hedge Fund at Sea Oil Fuel Prepaid Card

June 18, 2008

Madalas itong nababasa kasama ang mga mutual funds at unit investment trust fund.  Para sa akin medyo theoretical pa din ang konseptong ito.

Bakit “hedge” ang tawag dito? 

Sabi ng wikipedia,  hedge is an investment that is taken out specifically to reduce or cancel out the risk in another investment.

Hmmh…so less risky ba ito? Basta investment, inherent ang risk, pero mukhang ang hedge fund ay designed to minize ang risk.

Dagdag ng wikipedia, 

Hedging is a strategy designed to minimize exposure to an unwanted business risk, while still allowing the business to profit from an investment activity

Isa sa mag halimbawa ng hedge fund ay ang forward contract.  Ang forward contract ay

A contracted agreement specifying an amount of currency to be delivered, at an exchange rate decided on the date of contract.

Sa aking simpleng pang-unawa, isa itong kasunduan kung saan pinagkakasunduan kung magkano ang halaga ng currency na ibibigay sa exchange rate na pinagkasunduan ng bawat partido. 

Habang ninanamnam ko ito, pumasok sa isip ko ang bagong promo ng SeaOil tungkol sa prepaid gas card.

 

 

Bakit ko kamo naisip ito? Para kasi itong hedge fund.  Bumibili ka ng gasolina sa halagang napagkasunduan nyo at sa ganitong dami.  Sabi ng SeaOil,  

Price Lock Prepaid Fuel Card can be used to buy 20 liters of gasoline (G5 X-treme and Unleaded) from any SEAOIL participating stations. The selling period is from June 10-16, 2008. Each card costs P1,070 and is valid for 10 weeks (June 10 up to August 16, 2008).

Ang kagandahan nito, kapag nagkaroon ng roll back at ang halaga ng gasolina ay bababa sa halagang Php 53.50 kada litro, i-refund ng SeaOil ang mga unused (unscratched) fuel prepaid cards.

So, ito ba ay halimbawa ng isang hedge fund? Hmm…tingin ko. 

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