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Position sheetUsed in the context of general equities. List of long and short positions for an individual trader or desk, at times accompanied by the trades from the previous trading session that brought these closing positions.Position sheet Similar MatchesPositionPositionA 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. Discretionary PropositionDiscretionary PropositionA proposal on a proxy card that brokers can cast in favor of management if they have not yet heard from the beneficial holder ten days before the annual meeting. See: Ten-Day Rule Long position in an optionLong position in an optionPurchase of an options. Short positionShort positionOccurs when a person sells stocks he or she does not yet own. Shares must be borrowed, before the sale, to make "good delivery" to the buyer. Eventually, the shares must be bought back to close out the transaction. This technique is used when an investor believes the stock price will drop. Position diagramPosition diagramDiagram showing the possible payoffs from a derivative investment. Further Suggestionslong positionSynthetic forward position Disposition of Real Estate Statement Covered position Open position Equilibrium position Core propositions Long position Modigliani and Miller Proposition I Open position Positioning Net foreign asset position Position trader position limit Spread position Interpositioning Heckscher-Ohlin Core Propositions Foreign asset position Covered position Miller and Modiglianis irrelevance proposition Position building Position limits Take a position Welfare proposition synthetic position |
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