AdvancedMultiple choice
Your signal has a large positive loading on the value factor. Why neutralise before trading it?
- ATo separate your alpha from a factor exposure you can buy far more cheaply
- BBecause factor exposures always lose money
- CTo reduce turnover
- DBecause regulators require factor-neutral portfolios
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