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A way of protecting a  portfolio against [[market risk]] by [[selling short]] on the share index [[Financial system#Futures exchanges|futures exchange]], or by buying  put [[option]]s on the share index.
A way of protecting a  portfolio against [[market risk]] by [[selling short]] on the share index [[Futures contract|futures]] market, or by buying  put [[option]]s on the share index.

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Portfolio insurance [r]: A way of protecting a portfolio against market risk by selling short on the share index futures market, or by buying put options on the share index.