Comments on: How Long-Short Investing Can Lead to Profits in Today’s Uncertain Markets

By: Managed Futures Programs - Once Restricted to the Wealthy - Are Going Mainstream

Managed Futures Programs - Once Restricted to the Wealthy - Are Going Mainstream — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:02:21 +0000

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Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:37:07 +0000

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By: Jared

Jared — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 04:15:30 +0000

Yes the beliefs of many investors are changing, investing in a basket of stocks or an index is no longer acceptable, the risk-adjusted returns of such strategies is terrible, pair trading is taking off with many fund managers and traders alike and we are experiencing substantial increase in demand for this strategy.

By: Busy Man Fitness

Busy Man Fitness — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:34:05 +0000

I am looking forward to this series.

The long only strategy works great if you are at the beginning of a bull market, but in a situation like today, you are bound to lose money unless you play both long and short.

I don’t know of many people first-hand that can still vouch for a buy and hold strategy unless they own a large position in a certain company entirely themselves.