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Exposure, protection and the cost of holding both.

Assess a proposed hedge alongside existing longs, shorts and cash. Compare sizing choices, funding pressure and the parts of the investment thesis that remain.

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Save the evidence and assumptions before observing subsequent returns. Retain rejected alternatives and review material changes.

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Latest completed weekResearch through 9 Oct 2026

Dates & coverage

Latest completed calendar week: 9 Oct 2026. Latest stored benchmark week: 9 Oct 2026.

Edition built 13 Oct 2026, 20:25 BST. 5,027 equities checked; 1,375 qualify. Every comparison uses the same completed dates. Missing histories are excluded.

Weekend publication checks run Sunday at 22:20 UK time, with weekday catch-up checks. Borrowing terms are separate assumptions and need a current quote.

01 · Starting position

Holdings and assumptions

Weights are percentages of initial net asset value. Use negative weights for shorts. Short-sale proceeds remain restricted. Cash and debit funding are calculated from the long exposure.

Holdings · ticker, signed weight %, optional borrow %:

Example format: ticker, 25 or ticker, -10, 4. The optional third value is that instrument’s annual borrow rate. Up to 100 holdings; 200% per instrument and 400% gross.

Starting portfolio value:

Base currency:

Hedge instrument:

Additional hedge · % NAV (positive = short; negative = long):

Costs, constraints and comparison instruments

Second hedge comparison (optional):

Benchmark:

Return factors · up to four tickers:

Annual borrow assumption %:

Short proceeds rebate %:

Debit financing %:

Free cash interest %:

Trading cost · basis points each way:

Gross exposure limit %:

Extra annual cost budget · % NAV:

Target portfolio beta:

Funding stress assumptions

Illustrative collateral rates, not broker or regulatory requirements. Twenty daily marks, with a collateral increase halfway through. Foreign shocks apply to trading currencies; company revenue exposures are not inferred.

Stress: long positions %:

Stress: short instruments %:

Stress: foreign currencies %:

Long collateral assumption %:

Short collateral assumption %:

Collateral increase · percentage points:

Stress borrow %:

Thesis, scenarios and review date

Your scenarios · scenario name, ticker, total return %:

Thesis, catalyst and conditions that would invalidate it:

Review date:

Decision name:

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07 · Follow-through

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