Foreign asset position


 

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Foreign asset position

The amount of assets that residents of a country own abroad. Also used to mean the net foreign asset position.



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Synthetic position

Synthetic position

A hedging strategy combining futures and futures options for price protection and increased profit potential. For example, by buying a put option and selling (writing) a call option, a trader can construct a position that is similar to a short futures position. This position is known as a synthetic short futures position, and shows a profit if the futures prices decline, and receives margin calls if prices rise. Synthetic positions are a form of arbitrage.


Position

Position

A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position, and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position. Related: Open contracts.


Covered position

Covered position

Use of an option in a trading strategy in the underlying asset is already owned.


Equilibrium position

Equilibrium position

Same as equilibrium level, though perhaps of several variables at once, perhaps as displayed in a graph.


Net foreign asset position

Net foreign asset position

The value of the assets that a country owns abroad, minus the value of the domestic assets owned by foreigners. Equals balance of indebtedness.


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