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What is an example of a long short strategy?
What is an example of a long short strategy?
KabukiPassion
Tue Dec 03 2024
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I'm looking for an example that illustrates the long short strategy. I want to understand how this strategy works in practice, so a specific case or scenario would be helpful.
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AltcoinExplorer
Thu Dec 05 2024
In practice, an investor employing this strategy will buy shares of companies that they believe are currently undervalued. This action, known as "going long," aims to profit from the eventual appreciation of these companies' share prices.
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SamuraiCourageous
Thu Dec 05 2024
Simultaneously, the investor will sell shares of companies that they perceive as overvalued. This practice, referred to as "going short," seeks to benefit from a decline in the share prices of these companies.
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KpopHarmony
Thu Dec 05 2024
For example, let's consider an investor who has conducted fundamental analysis on two companies. Based on this analysis, the investor concludes that Company A is undervalued and that Company B is overvalued.
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PulseWind
Thu Dec 05 2024
With this information, the investor decides to buy shares of Company A, anticipating that its share price will rise in the future. Concurrently, the investor sells shares of Company B, expecting its share price to fall.
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Rosalia
Thu Dec 05 2024
A long-short equity strategy is a sophisticated investment approach. It involves making concurrent transactions in the equity market. The CORE idea behind this strategy is to capitalize on the differences in valuation between companies.
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