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In some situations, yes
If you take two stocks currently priced at H$10...buy one, short the other
Say both stocks moved $H5 opposite to what you expected. You would end up selling your long at $H5, and covering your short at H$15, so commissions on covering the short would be more expensive.
So if you short a stock and it goes up do you lose more than if you buy a stock and it goes down? Jun 14, 10:00
In some situations, yes Jun 14, 10:25
If you buy & it gord down $10, you lose $10/share. If you short & it goes up by $10, you lose $10 per share. The {nm} Jun 14, 13:25
This does not answer Quicksilver's question... lapuckfan has the correct answer (cost differences = comission issue) {nm} Jun 14, 13:33
