A "useful hedge" refers to something that can protect or minimize the risk of a situation. It is a way to ensure safety or security while still taking an opportunity or investment.
Sentences with «useful hedge»
Rather than being a useful hedge, futures make it easier to trade bitcoin without actually owning it. (breakingviews.com)
Selling nominal Treasuries to buy TIPS of equivalent duration can be a useful hedge against inflation. (benzinga.com)
Every argument he makes against religious belief runs up against a great foggy X-factor called «God» and a useful hedge called «the Fall of Man» and an ace up the sleeve called «grace.» (firstthings.com)