The Best Investment Writing Volume 5: David Blitz, Pim van Vliet & Guido Baltussen, Robeco – When Equity Factors Drop Their Shorts
The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing
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The Issues of Short Selling Individual Stocks
Shorting individual stocks is not frictionless. Short positions involve additional s, particularly borrowing fees. Many countries have either a partial or a full ban on short selling. The issues involved with shorting individual stocks can be solved effectively by hedging the marketBeater of a long only factor portfolio with liquid derivatives on broad market indices.
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