Investment
An investment strategy that combines long positions in securities expected to appreciate with short positions in securities expected to decline.
Quick answer: An investment strategy that combines long positions in securities expected to appreciate with short positions in securities expected to decline.
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An investment strategy that combines long positions in securities expected to appreciate with short positions in securities expected to decline.
Long/short matters because it supports clear communication in Investment contexts for Financial Analysts, Bankers, and Traders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CFA, ACCA, and FRM.
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In this glossary, Long/short refers to: An investment strategy that combines long positions in securities expected to appreciate with short positions in securities expected to decline.
In finance communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Les stratégies long/short cherchent à générer de l’alpha en achetant sous-évalué et vendant surévalué."
Long/short matters because it supports clear communication in Investment contexts for Financial Analysts, Bankers, and Traders. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as CFA, ACCA, and FRM.
Long/short is mainly used by Financial Analysts, Bankers, and Traders.
In this glossary, Long/short is grouped under Investment. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from CFA Institute, IFRS Foundation, FASB (GAAP), Basel III Framework and published by Protermify Finance as a static finance reference page.
An investment strategy that combines long positions in securities expected to appreciate with short positions in securities expected to decline.
Long short strategies aim to generate alpha by going long undervalued and short overvalued securities.
Long/short
Les stratégies long/short cherchent à générer de l’alpha en achetant sous-évalué et vendant surévalué.
English reference definition
CFA Institute, IFRS Foundation, FASB (GAAP), Basel III Framework
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