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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 MatchesMiller and Modiglianis irrelevance propositionMiller and Modiglianis irrelevance propositionTheory that if financial markets are perfect, corporate financial policy (including hedging policy) is irrelevant. Long 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. PositionPositionA 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. Position limitPosition limitThe maximum position, either net long or net short, in a futures market or options market that may be held or controlled by one person as prescribed by an exchange or by the CFTC. Such limits can be set for individual expiration months, such as the spot month, and for all listed expiration months combined. Since hedgers are often exempt from such limits, position limits are often termed 'speculative limits'. Welfare propositionWelfare propositionIn trade theory, this usually refers to any of several gains from trade theorems. Further SuggestionsCovered positionPosition building Positioning Discretionary Proposition Equilibrium position Clear a position Position limits Long position in an option Spread position Modigliani and Miller Proposition I Interpositioning Net foreign asset position Net position Synthetic forward position Foreign asset position Open position Position trader Position diagram Covered position Core propositions Take a position synthetic position Disposition of Real Estate Statement Heckscher-Ohlin Core Propositions Open position |
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