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  2. Convergence trade - Wikipedia

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    Convergence trade is a trading strategy consisting of two positions: buying one asset forward—i.e., for delivery in future (going long the asset)—and selling a similar asset forward (going short the asset) for a higher price, in the expectation that by the time the assets must be delivered, the prices will have become closer to equal (will have converged), and thus one profits by the ...

  3. Long/short equity - Wikipedia

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    A hedge fund might sell short one automobile industry stock, while buying another—for example, short $1 million of DaimlerChrysler, long $1 million of Ford.With this position, any event that causes all auto industry stocks to fall will cause a profit on the DaimlerChrysler position and a matching loss on the Ford position.

  4. Long run and short run - Wikipedia

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    Marshall's original introduction of long-run and short-run economics reflected the 'long-period method' that was a common analysis used by classical political economists. However, early in the 1930s, dissatisfaction with a variety of the conclusions of Marshall's original theory led to methods of analysis and introduction of equilibrium notions.

  5. Systematic trading - Wikipedia

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    An example of a systematic approach would be: Identify, using fundamental analysis , which stocks and futures should be used for replication. Analyze correlations between the targeted index and selected stocks and futures, looking for the strategy which provides a better approximation to index.

  6. S&P 500 futures - Wikipedia

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    S&P Futures trade with a multiplier, sized to correspond to $250 per point per contract. If the S&P Futures are trading at 2,000, a single futures contract would have a market value of $500,000. For every 1 point the S&P 500 Index fluctuates, the S&P Futures contract will increase or decrease $250.

  7. Pairs trade - Wikipedia

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    The pairs trade helps to hedge sector- and market-risk. For example, if the whole market crashes, and the two stocks plummet along with it, the trade should result in a gain on the short position and a negating loss on the long position, leaving the profit close to zero in spite of the large move.

  8. Long position vs. short position: What’s the difference in ...

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    Going long vs. going short. The distinction between going long and going short is brief but important: Being long a stock means that you own it and will profit if the stock rises.

  9. Exchange-traded derivative contract - Wikipedia

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    Exchange-traded derivative contracts [1] are standardized derivative contracts such as futures and options contracts that are transacted on an organized futures exchange.They are standardized and require payment of an initial deposit or margin settled through a clearing house. [2]