An analysis of the income tax treatment of realised gains and losses from the use of short positions in South African hedge fund portfolio fundamental paired trades

This dissertation analyses the nature (capital or revenue) of the proceeds arising from the use of short positions in South African hedge fund fundamental paired trades. Hedge funds, which typically avail themselves of an array of alternative investment strategies such as short selling in addition t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wiese, Peter
Other Authors: West, Darron
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25658