unhedged
Without financial protection
Unhedged describes a position or statement without protection or qualification.
In finance, an unhedged investment lacks offsetting positions to reduce risk: unhedged currency exposure, an unhedged bet on oil prices.
More broadly, an unhedged opinion or claim is direct and unqualified, offered without diplomatic softening or escape clauses.
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
bare · naked · susceptible · unguarded · uninsulated · uncovered · open · assailable
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- positionLocation or stance
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
derivatives · options · futures · swaps · currency · forex · portfolio · commodities
Undeviating or to guide
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- frankOpen and direct
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- unmitigatedNot diminished or moderated
unreserved · outspoken · forthright · plainspoken · unvarnished · untempered · categorical · unconditional
exposed
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
unsecured · bare · naked · susceptible · unguarded · uninsulated · uncovered · open · assailable · at-risk
exposure
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- positionLocation or stance
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
volatility · derivatives · options · futures · swaps · currency · forex · portfolio · commodities · securities
direct
Undeviating or to guide
- bluntDull or tactlessly direct
- frankOpen and direct
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
unmitigated · unreserved · outspoken · forthright · plainspoken · unvarnished · untempered · categorical · unconditional · unequivocal