long position
noun[C]
FINANCE,STOCK MARKETukus(alsobull position)asituationin which youbuyandkeepshares, etc. because youexpectthem toriseinvalueand make aprofit:
Soybeanpricesfellsharplyascommodityfundsdumpedlongpositions.
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For instance spread traders who have offsetting futures contracts do not have to deposit collateral both for their short position and theirlongposition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the interest rate on the trader'slongpositionis higher than the rate on the short position, the trader receives the interest.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It can also be used to advantage in a declining market when you want to enter alongpositionclose to the bottom after turnaround.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This type of option is best used when the investor would like to generate income off alongpositionwhile the market is moving sideways.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A trader can then open alongpositionon the $105 strike put option for $800 and open a short position on the $125 put option for $2700.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The exchange sets the additional margin requirement at $2, which the holder of alongpositionpays as collateral in her margin account.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Once the short position has been entered, it serves to balance thelongpositiontaken earlier.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The other side of these contracts are held by speculators, who must therefore hold a netlongposition.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The put "buyer" either believes that the underlying asset's price will fall by the exercise date or hopes to protect alongpositionin it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A trader can then buy alongpositionon the $100 strike price option for $300 and sell a short position on the $115 option (aka write a $115 call) for $100.
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