Hello, financial daredevils… in our search for alternative investment choices – we’re going Over the Hedge. Fund. “Hedging” means taking both long and short positions. You’re thinking am I confused or is she talking football. When we talk stock, “going long” means you buy shares and hold onto them - because you think they’re going to go up. If you take the “short position” - you borrow shares and sell them, expecting the price to drop. Here’s where you get wily – you “rebuy” those shares at a lower price and then return them, making your profit. THAT’s “hedging your bets”. THAT’S what a hedge fund does.