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2. Long (finance) - Wikipedia

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   In terms of a security, such as a stock or a bond, or equivalently to be long in a security, means the holder of the position owns the security, on the expectation that the security will increase in value, and will profit if the price of the security goes up. Going long [4] a security is the more conventional practice of investing.

3. Long position vs. short position: What’s the difference in ...

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   Being short a stock means that you have a negative position in the stock and will profit if the stock falls. Being long a stock is straightforward: You purchase shares in the company and you’re ...

4. Position (finance) - Wikipedia

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   In finance, a position is the amount of a particular security, commodity or currency held or owned by a person or entity. [1]In financial trading, a position in a futures contract does not reflect ownership but rather a binding commitment to buy or sell a given number of financial instruments, such as securities, currencies or commodities, for a given price.

5. Long/short equity - Wikipedia

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   A hedge fund might sell short one automobile industry stock, while buying another—for example, short $1 million of DaimlerChrysler, long $1 million of Ford.With this position, any event that causes all auto industry stocks to fall will cause a profit on the DaimlerChrysler position and a matching loss on the Ford position.

6. What is a Long Position? Definition and Examples - AOL

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   A long position is what you take when you expect a security to rise in value. Someone who has taken a long position in a given security has purchased that security, or taken a long position with a ...

7. Top multi-leg options strategies for advanced traders - AOL

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   This trade reduces the amount of upfront capital you need to invest while still giving you the potential upside of a long stock position. Example: Stock X is trading for $20 per share, and a put ...

8. Stock option return - Wikipedia

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   As long as the price of the JKH stock is greater than $51 at stock option expiration, the position will be profitable. The percent maximum loss is the difference between the break-even price and the strike price of the purchased put option divided by the net investment, for example for JKH:

9. 5 options trading strategies for beginners - AOL

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   Long puts are another simple and popular way to wager on the decline of a stock, and they can be safer than shorting a stock. The downside on a long put is capped at the premium paid, $100 here.