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Hedging or Gambling: A 300-Year-Old Lesson for Modern FX Markets

Alex Axentiev
by Alex Axentiev
on Sep 17, 2025 10:47:27 AM

"I'm not gambling, I'm hedging!" How many times have you heard this in the world of Foreign exchange? The confusion between hedging and speculation isn't new—it nearly destroyed the insurance ...

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