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Short term investment means you sell off your shares within 365 days from the buying date. whereas, if you hold for more than 365 days is called long term investment,
In long term investment you do not have to pay any tax on profit. whereas, on short term you have to pay Appx 17% of actual profit to goverment
jeff410
Short term is one year or less
Intermediate term is 1-10 years
Long term is 10 years or more
Focus
These terms are relative in nature. But usually for traders, short term ranges from 1 week to 2-3 months.
Long term generally refers to 6 months - 1.5 -2 years
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hi
short term is nothing, investing for this term is pure "satta" (it should be done with day trading and not by this so called short term) and nobody knows what is going to happen
if u say investment that is meant for a long period for me it is 8 to 10 years but it should be a minimum of 5 years otherwise you should not INVEST
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HMT
The above explanation applies to capital gains. The terms themselves give the meaning. Short term investment could be for a period ranging from 1 month to 1 year. Long term investment is usually for a period more than 2-3 years.
Short term investment in share market is very risky.
Comparatively there are chances of good returns in Long term investment.
ebay seller
Short term investment may be defined as anything between a month and an year but, it is used to inform you the dangers of day trading and gambling on the market. It is dangerous. If you want a proper long term investment it may be from 3 months to a couple of years. In todays market 3 month is a long term,
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