The activity of any economic entity is associated with a certain level of risk. The risk factor influences the strategic behavior of entities, the potential return on assets and the development of individual economic units. In recent years, two external factors that have destabilized the...

Investors who have the flexibility to invest both long and short can benefit from both “winners” and “losers.” This will be especially advantageous if the latter — the short-sale candidates — are less efficiently priced than the winners — the purchase candidates. This is likely to...