An investment strategy of attempting to assemble an investment portfolio with a return that is unaffected by returns in the overall market. For example, an investor might buy shares of a petroleum company the investor considers undervalued and sell short an equal value of shares of a different petroleum company the investor considers overvalued. The investor expects to profit regardless of whether the overall market rises or declines. Market-neutral investing utilizes hedging in an attempt to profit from market inefficiencies.
