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se mettre court

English translation: to go short

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French term or phrase:	se mettre court
English translation:	to go short
Entered by:	Paul Stevens

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13:21 Jul 1, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities

French term or phrase: se mettre court

I'm looking for the right English phrase for this term in investment terminology please, as I'm not sure that "to cut short" or "to shorten" is quite right. Here is the relevant extract:

"Le succès du fonds tient à la justesse des paris stratégiques du gérant sur le long terme. En 2008, par exemple, il n a pas hésité à se mettre court en duration au mois de septembre, en pleine période de panique, estimant que les anticipations de récession étaient largement intégrées par le marché, générant ainsi une forte surperformance en novembre."

Many thanks for any help.

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to go short

Explanation:
In your specific context, "to go short duration". You'll find myriad examples on the web. Here are just two examples:

- "We go short duration in Treasuries, with yields near the bottom of their recent range." (http://pragcap.com/the-jp-morgan-view)

- "On occasion, the Bond Portfolio may go short duration during periods of anticipated Federal Reserve credit tightening..." (http://www.gramercy-llc.com/?page_id=17)