Sentences with phrase «term hedging positions»

Investors should also consider a levered ETF for very short - term hedging positions — the UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (SDS) is an example — but be careful to keep only a small portion of your portfolio in such a levered trading vehicle.

Not exact matches

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters)- Hedge fund managers have never seemed so convinced that oil prices are set to rise rather than fall in the near term, according to the latest positioning data published by regulators and exchanges.

Though we certainly attempt to limit our risks through diversification, careful hedging, and appropriate position sizes, we do not attempt to «correct» short - term difficulties if we would have to ignore our strategy to do so.»

As mentioned earlier one potential strategy for hedging equity positions would be to short the overall equity market when an index such as the S&P 500 drops below a long - term moving average.

Strategies an investor could use to avoid major drawdowns would be to either abandon this type of strategy entirely when the SP 500 or another major index is below a long term moving average, or hedge positions using one of the methods I profiled here which detail short ETF strategies for hedging long equity positions.

With this hedge in place, any potential downturn in your long - term positions would be offset to a degree by the increase in VIX.

In terms of other recent activity out of this hedge fund we also updated you in April that Hound Partners disclosed two positions.

Cenovus Energy -LRB--1 %) was eliminated as discussed last quarter, and Actavis (+2 %) had a negative impact given we had a small short position as a hedge against our shares in Forest Labs that were short - term, as discussed in the March 2014 letter.

Scrambling to hedge their positions against further losses, investors bid up the prices of options, leading to the surge in the VIX, a gauge that measures the implied volatility of near - term S&P 500 index options.

This «always invested, always hedged» position is established because Swan does not believe that market - timing is a viable, long - term solution.

The blue area around the gold curve is the targeted range of impact from overlaying Swan's short - term premium collection trades over the hedged equity position.

As mentioned earlier one potential strategy for hedging equity positions would be to short the overall equity market when an index such as the S&P 500 drops below a long - term moving average.

An investor could hedge long positions by shorting (or purchasing an inverse ETF) an equity market index such as the S&P 500 when it trades below a long - term moving average.

The grey - blue area around the gold curve is the anticipated range of impact from overlaying Swan's short - term premium collection trades over the hedged equity position.

When prime brokers lend less to hedge funds, or do so on more punitive terms, managers often have less money to invest and may even sell some positions to raise cash.

I'm longer term bullish on the large oil ETF and figured I could take another option assignment on it again if my naked puts don't work for me which is why I didn't hedge the position.

Hedge fund managers may be enthralled with ETFs, but their positions may not jive with the strategies of long term investors.

It can always be used to hedge a long term position against a steep drop in price.

One of the ways that you can make income or hedge your long - term position is by selling covered calls on either stocks or ETFs.

The blue area around the gold curve is the anticipated impact of overlaying Swan's short - term premium collection trades over the hedged equity position.

In the short - term, that can be uncomfortable for hedged - equity strategies that are long a broad portfolio of value - oriented stocks and hedged with an offsetting short position in the major indices.

They also maintain a short position against the broad stock market to hedge against a market decline and invest the majority of their assets in cash alternatives and high quality, short - term fixed income securities.

Strategies an investor could use to avoid major drawdowns would be to either abandon this type of strategy entirely when the SP 500 or another major index is below a long term moving average, or hedge positions using one of the methods I profiled here.

Strategies an investor could use to avoid major drawdowns would be to either abandon this type of strategy entirely when the SP 500 or another major index is below a long term moving average, or hedge positions using one of the methods I profiled here which detail short ETF strategies for hedging long equity positions.

A lot of things can happen during those 45 days and the fund may have already changed their positions by the time of the filing, though many hedge funds have a long term strategy for their investments.

Strategies an investor could use to avoid major drawdowns would be to either a) abandon this type of strategy entirely when the SP 500 or another major index is below a long term moving average, or b) hedge positions with a position in SH or use short option strategies on an equity index or ETF like SPY.

One might, for example, trade oil futures as a hedge on a position in transportation stocks; when oil prices rise, trucking and airline companies suffer in the short term as their margins get squeezed due to fuel costs.

In September, Greenwich, Conn. - based Long Term Capital Management, a large hedge fund with a major position in the CMBS market, defaulted on the heels of the Russian debt default.