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Hedging: the offset or reduction of the risk associated with all or a portion of an existing investment or group of investments. Cross-hedging is permitted as long as there is a high degree of correlation between changes in the market value of the investment or group of investments to be hedged and the hedging instrument. Creating effective exposures to certain markets: replication of equity, fixed income, money market, currency or other indices or securities, in order to reduce transaction costs and achieve greater liquidity. Facilitating the investment management process: increase the speed, flexibility and efficiency in the investment management operation of the client account. Enhancing returns: benefiting from a lower cost or locking-in of arbitrage profits, except for private client accounts.
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