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Take a positionTo buy or sell short; that is to own or to owe some amount on an asset or derivative security.Take a position Similar MatchesDiscretionary 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 Open positionOpen positionAn obligation to take or make delivery of an asset or currency in the future without cover, that is, without a matching obligation in the other direction that protects them from effects of change in the price of the asset or currency. Aside from simple ownership and debt, an open position can be acquired or avoided using the forward market. 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. Synthetic forward positionSynthetic forward positionA forward position constructed through borrowing in one currency, lending in another currency, and offsetting these transactions in the spot exchange market. Disposition of Real Estate StatementDisposition of Real Estate StatementA statement that the buyer will occupy the property being purchased even though the buyer owns other property. The buyer states that the other property will be sold or rented. Particulars must be given as to any loan on the property and the equity or rent to payment amounts. Further SuggestionsShort positionClear a position Miller and Modiglianis irrelevance proposition position limit long position Covered position synthetic position Net position Modigliani and Miller Proposition I Position diagram Position sheet Long position Net foreign asset position Position limits Welfare proposition Covered position Foreign asset position Position trader Open position Equilibrium position Interpositioning Positioning Core propositions Heckscher-Ohlin Core Propositions Spread position |
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