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Compared to investors with long investment time horizons, investors with short investment time horizons most likely require:

A. Less liquidity and less emphasis on capital appreciation. B. more liquidity and less emphasis on capital appreciation. C. less liquidity and greater emphasis on capital appreciation

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2014/10/25
Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

It is B

 

Investors need more liquidity and lower risk tolerance because they are very sensitive to any performance deficiency. 

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

For short term investors liquidity is the prime concern

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

B. Investors with short time horizons generally have a greater need for liquidity and lower risk tolerance because they have less time to recover from any performance shortfalls. Capital appreciation is an aggressive strategy that would not be appropriate.