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Hey there! Shorting the S&P 500 can be used as a diversifying tool to reduce market risk exposure- especially when one already owns a basket of stocks(example value stocks). In this example, any gains in your portfolio would theoretically be due to its value premium net of market gains.
But as what Richard said- bare in mind statistically you are going against headwinds of average S&P500 appreciation of 7% annually. Therefore, such a move would only make sense with some sort of market timing beliefs.
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If you believe that the S&P is going to drop, then go ahead to short it. After all, it is just t...
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Hi there!
Just to add on to what has already been mentioned - i think the benefits lie in how shorting the S&P 500 at the right time can be beneficial (however, it is not advisable to start shorting if you are new to investing/trading as the potential losses are infinite).
During the DotCom Bubble Burst as well as the Global Financial Crisis, the S&P 500 tanked almost 50%... (if im not wrong) and imagine if you had the foresight and information you need to predict this kind of price movements, shorting the S&P 500 could bring about large benefits.
The truth is.. people are usually overconfident and bullish on the stock market, as evident by what Leonard mentioned, where S&P grows at 7% annually on average, such a downturn don't last for long and its also difficult to anticipate/predict such a drop in share prices.