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Long termThe expressions 'short term', 'medium term' and 'long term' mean different things in different contexts and, indeed, they mean different things to different people. In general, the stock market uses the terms as follows:short term - anything from 1 week to 2 yearsmedium term - anything from 2 years to 5 yearslong term - anything from 5 years to 30 years!Long termIn accounting terms, one year or longer.Long term Similar MatchesLong positionLong positionOwning or holding options (i.e., the number of contracts bought exceeds the number of contracts sold). For equities, a long position occurs when an individual owns securities. An owner of 1,000 shares of stock is said to be "Long the stock." Related: Short position. Lifelong individual savings accountLifelong individual savings accountSee 'individual savings account'. Long position in an optionLong position in an optionPurchase of an options. Long term investorLong term investorA person who makes investments for a period of at least five years in order to finance his or her long-term goals. Long runLong runReferring to a long time horizon. This is not always well defined, but in trade models it usually means long enough for industries to vary the amounts of all factors they employ, and therefore for the factors to be mobile across industries. Contrasts with short run. Further SuggestionsLong couponsLong run Long bonds go long synthetic long stock Long Term Capital Gain longs Long term debt ratio long term debt Long term gain "Take me along" Long-term capital long term care insurance Long term goals Long leg synthetic long call Long term capital gain long position Long market value Other long term liabilities Market order go along or participating long term liabilities Long term financing long bond Long term debt |
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