One of the most popular strategies for decades is Equity Hedge, also called Long/Short. This course teaches you to find companies to invest long and short. Short is when you believe a stock or investment will go down in price. You profit from a stock or other investment decreases in price. The Long position gains value when the stock or asset rises in price. The combination on Long/Short allows the investor to manage risk and obtain higher returns if the investor has the correct view of the market. Long/Short or Equity Hedge is a unique way to obtain higher returns with lower volatility. The techniques used by many famous Long/Short funds have stood the test of time and recur frequently in use. Know when these strategies perform well and when they perform poorly.

This is part of our overall Hedge Fund Course