LONG HEDGE

A situation where an investor needs to take a long position to be protected against future price volatility. For a consumer, it provides an initial protection securing future supply at a fixed ceiling price. For sellers, they can lock a floor price to their advantage. And for companies, this is beneficial to those who know it has to buy an asset in the future and desires to lock in the buying price. It is also useful to close against a short position that has already been grabbed by the investor.

Also known as buy hedge, buying hedge, or purchasing hedge.