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Hedging: A method by which a purchaser or
producer of natural gas uses a derivative position to protect
itself against adverse price movements in the cash market.
Henry Hub: A pipeline interchange near Erath,
LA, where a number of interstate and intrastate pipelines
interconnect through a header system operated by Sabine Pipe
Line. Also the standard delivery point for the New York
Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures contract.
Hub: A geographic location where multiple
participants trade services.