A long/short fund is a type of mutual, hedge, or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that takes both long and short positions in investments. Essentially, they take long positions in stocks they expect to increase in value and short positions in stocks they think are headed lower. These funds often...
Therefore, going short could be very different to going long. It should also be noted that stocks and commodities –especially stocks – tend to have a “long bias”, meaning that their value is more likely to rise over time than fall. Falls in stock markets, or“bear markets”as they a...
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purchases engaged in active trading, purchasing ten shares of a certain stock is said to have initiated the trade, and it is open but not yet closed. The investor sold the ten shares on the same day to gain from short-term price movements, the trade is completed, and positions are ...
The long-short ratio indicates how much of a security has been sold short vs. the total amount available to sell short.
Macedonian stock marketCroatian stock marketThe aim of this study is the empirical investigation of the long-run relations and the short-term dynamics between two Balkan stock markets: Macedonian and Croatian. The presence of long run common trend between the Macedonian and Croatian stock market ...
In this article, we consider two option strategies for traders looking to buy this type of downside exposure to a fictional bank stock, which we will call “Rhine Finance”, or “Rhine” for short. Advantages of putting on this long/short trade through option strategies like these, rather th...
The present study examines the short term dynamics and long term equilibrium relationship among the stock markets of 17 countries in Western Europe as well as the world market, using time series techniques. Weekly returns of market benchmark indices of t
Keywords: pan-Arctic sea ice volume forecasting; multi-horizon forecasting; time-series forecasting; short-term forecasting; mid-term forecasting; deep learning1. Introduction Current global climate models predict a continuing increase in global air temperatures [1]. Ongoing and impending climate change...
Long-term capital gains are taxed at a lower rate than short-term gains. In a hot stock market, the difference can be significant to your after-tax profits.