Demystifying Long /Short funds

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03 Aug 2022 - Long/short funds are a type of fund that aims to maximize the upside of markets, while limiting the downside risks. To do this, these funds take both long and short positions in investment positions, often from a specific market segment. Here we look at long / short funds in more detail, specifically how fund managers go about shorting what they perceive to be overvalued stocks.