what is long short equity 
long short equity is an investing strategy that takes long positions in stocks that are expected to appreciate and short positions in stocks that are expected to decline a long short equity strategy seeks to minimize market exposure while profiting from stock gains in the long positions along with price declines in the short positions although this may not always be the case the strategy should be profitable on a net basis long short equity is a liquid alternative strategy popular with hedge funds many of which employ a market neutral strategy in which dollar amounts of both long and short positions are equal investopedia michela buttignol