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

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   Being long a stock means that you own it and will profit if the stock rises. Being short a stock means that you have a negative position in the stock and will profit if the stock falls. Being long ...

3. Short (finance) - Wikipedia

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   For this reason, short selling probably is most often used as a hedge strategy to manage the risks of long investments. Many short sellers place a stop order with their stockbroker after selling a stock short—an order to the brokerage to cover the position if the price of the stock should rise to a certain level. This is to limit the loss and ...

4. 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.

5. Long (finance) - Wikipedia

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   In finance, a long position in a financial instrument means the holder of the position owns a positive amount of the instrument. The holder of the position has the expectation that the financial instrument will increase in value. [1] This is known as a bullish position. The term "long position" is often used in context of buying options ...

6. How to buy stocks: A step-by-step guide - AOL

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   If you owned a stock for more than a year, you’ll pay the long-term capital gains rate, which may be more or less than your short-term rate (and sometimes even at a 0 percent rate). Bottom line

7. Think You Know How to Buy Stocks? Think Again - AOL

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   Investing provides a great opportunity to grow your money for future goals, like retirement. But getting into the stock market isn't a one-and-done deal. It requires research and upkeep to make ...

8. Short-term trading - Wikipedia

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   Due to the risk of short-term trading, small investors are often advised to limit short term trading and lean more towards value investing or buying and holding a position for the long term. According to Israelov and Katz (2011, p. 34), [5] "Our suggestion (for long term investors) is to use short-term information for trade modification." This ...

9. Stock market basics: 9 tips for beginners - AOL

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   So investors have two big ways to win in the stock market: Buy a stock fund based on an index, such as the S&P 500, and hold it to capture the index’s long-term return. However, its return can ...