{"id":45338,"date":"2023-12-04T15:03:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.captrader.com\/glossar\/pair-trades\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T15:03:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:03:32","slug":"pair-trades","status":"publish","type":"glossar","link":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossar\/pair-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pairs trading is a trading strategy that can be used to reduce risks by hedging with a second position. In this article you will learn what exactly pairs trades are, who uses this strategy and how it can work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pair Trades Definition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open Pair Trader <strong>two positions<\/strong>: a short position and at the same time a long position with another security. This means that two individual positions are opened. Indices are used, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/tradable-products\/stocks\/\">Stocks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/commodity-futures\/\">Raw materials<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/tradable-products\/forex\/\">Foreign exchange<\/a> or a combination. This strategy is often used by institutional investors such as hedge funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two instruments are sought that develop in parallel with regard to their price. There is a high probability that the prices of both securities will converge at a later point in time. This point in time can be used to buy a rising value. <strong>shorten <\/strong>or a falling one to <strong>buy<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traders therefore try to profit from the relative price differences between securities. The actual development of the market tends to take a back seat. This type of trading can be relatively <strong>short term<\/strong>but also <strong>long-term <\/strong>oriented function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accordingly, an attempt is being made to<strong> Inequality between two markets,<\/strong> one of which is undervalued and one of which is overvalued. If the disparity decreases, the positions are closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pair Trading Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pair chart can show the development of the specific pair. Some brokers allow a <strong>Combination order<\/strong>two separate individual positions are also possible. A combination chart allows you as a trader to keep a close eye on the simultaneous development of your positions. This makes it possible to identify favorable entry and exit points.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting security pairs are found by institutional investors using correlation coefficients, among other things, but these are less realistic for private investors. Correlating instruments can largely be found in three groupings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Share compared to the sector index<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share compared to the stock market index<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two shares from the same sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/glossary\/correlation-stocks\/\">Correlations<\/a> of pairs are specified with a value of<strong> -1 to +1<\/strong>. A high value indicates that there is a positive correlation, i.e. a strong connection, between the two securities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A negative value, on the other hand, indicates that the securities are moving in different directions. With a value of 0, there is no correlation, i.e. there is no connection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy has the advantage that a <strong>Fuse <\/strong>is created by opening a long and short position on a correlated security. Each position acts as a hedge against the other position.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although risk cannot be completely ruled out, this strategy can reduce risks, which is a certain advantage. <strong>Control <\/strong>makes this possible. Pair trading can be used during low and high phases, as the focus is not on the actual price development, but on the correlation of the markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The price data from two markets is used to <strong>Relation <\/strong>is calculated. This works by dividing the price by the other. A ratio outside the normal range enables a trade. In this case, indicators from <strong>Bollinger Bands<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of risks, it is important to know that correlations can change over time, which is a risk in itself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: Pairs trading explained<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a <strong>popular strategy<\/strong>which is used by institutional investors in particular, but can also be carried out by private individuals. Two positions are opened, a short and a long position, each of which serves as a hedge for the other position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strategy is based on the inequality of two markets and a high correlation. This is indicated by a value between -1 and +1. However, it should be borne in mind that <strong>Correlations can change<\/strong>This reduces hedging and increases the potential risk for you as an investor.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-45338","glossar","type-glossar","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blog_summary":"","blog_faq_schalter":"nein","faq_uberschrift":"","blog_faq_loop":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar\/45338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossar"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossar"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}