Hedging - a commonly used tactic for years, especially during times of weakness or volatility - makes sense for executives at public companies who have amassed a large concentration of stock.
Mr. Sarkozy, said one cable, had a "thin-skinned, authoritarian" streak; another said he had amassed an "unprecedented" concentration of power over foreign affairs.
Wall Street activists such as Sandy Weill amassed a billion from his compensation packages, but it took him decades of relentless concentration and long hours at the tiller, running a department store of finance, now Citigroup.
Over the years Mr. Hirst has amassed a large fortune.
Before long, I had amassed a sufficient number of circles.
They have amassed a mountain of personal debt.
amassed a war chest of roughly $300,000.
You amassed a large amount of debt.
When it made a subsequent investment, Mr. Buffett had already amassed a wealth of knowledge.
They have amassed a stock of $50 billion of FDI in China without a single big takeover.
