long position — Owning or holding options ( i.e., the number of contracts bought exceeds the number of contracts sold). For equities ( equity), a long position occurs when an individual owns securities. An owner of 1,000 shares of stock is said to be Long the… … Financial and business terms
Long position — An options position where a person has executed one or more option trades where the net result is that they are an owner or holder of options ( i. e. the number of contracts bought exceeds the number of contracts sold). The New York Times… … Financial and business terms
Long (or Long Position) — 1. The buying of a security such as a stock, commodity or currency, with the expectation that the asset will rise in value. 2. In the context of options, the buying of an options contract. Opposite of short (or short position). 1. For example, an … Investment dictionary
Long position — An excess of assets (and/or forward purchase contracts) over liabilities (and/or forward sale contracts) in the same currency. A dealer s position when the net of his or her purchases and sales leave him or her in a net purchased position. See… … International financial encyclopaedia
long position — /lɒŋ pə zɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a situation where an investor sells long (i.e. sells forward shares which he owns). Compare short position … Dictionary of banking and finance
long position — A position held in securities, commodities, currencies, derivatives, etc. , such that a rise in the market increases the value of the position. Compare short position … Big dictionary of business and management
long position — A position held by a dealer in securities, commodities, currencies, or derivatives etc., in which holdings exceed sales, because the dealer expects prices to rise enabling a profit to be made by selling at the higher levels. Compare: short… … Accounting dictionary
long position — The status of one who owns securities which he holds in expectation of a rise in the market or for income as contrasted with one who goes in and out of the market on a short point spread. In the language of the stock exchange, a broker or… … Black's law dictionary
long position — The status of one who owns securities which he holds in expectation of a rise in the market or for income as contrasted with one who goes in and out of the market on a short point spread. In the language of the stock exchange, a broker or… … Black's law dictionary
long position — n. (Finance) purchaser s holdings of a security or commodity; act of owning options … English contemporary dictionary
