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the benefits of using Long/Short Funds.

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A long/short fund takes advantage of a technique that many hedge funds use that allows them to make money in both a rising and falling market. Long/short fund managers divide their funds\\u2019 assets into two types of positions (long and short holdings).

Long positions \\u2013 meaning they buy stocks expecting that they will rise in value and can be sold at some point in the future at a gain (this is the traditional form of investing that most investors are use to\\u2026 buy value priced stocks with the anticipation of selling for a gain)

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