why do you think they do it 

this is such a dumb & poorly phrased question

 

it depends on how long you intend to hold the position....generally you are targeting at least 20% annually....but if uoi only intend to hold a position for a few days/weeks....then do the math.   1 year = ~250 trading days   1/250 = .04%

So, you would hope/expect to average 0.04% per day...and so for example, if you make 1% on an outright short position in 1 day...that = 25 days worth of "annualized return" (the equiv of making IRR of 20%*25 = 500% annualized).

Not all position are intended to be held for the long term.  If you can make 1% here and 1% there...over the year that can add up to big $$

just google it...you're welcome
 

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