long position
Bought, not sold
A long position is an investment stance where you own an asset outright or have contracted to buy it, betting its value will rise.
The term distinguishes from a short position, where you profit if prices fall.
In everyday trading talk, being long simply means you've bought and are holding: I'm long on Apple stock.
The position is "long" because you hold it over time, waiting for appreciation.
Obtain through payment
- holdMaintain in grasp
- ownershipLegal right of possession
- stakeSharpened post or share
- portfolioCollected works or assets
securities · stocks · equities · shares · assets · bull market · appreciation · capital gains
Expecting market gains
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- confidentSure of oneself
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
uptrend · appreciation · gains · profit · enthusiasm · conviction · outlook · expectation
Ownership stakes or inventory
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- bondsTies that unite
- ETFsExchange-listed investment baskets
- mutual fundsCollectively managed securities portfolios
index funds · shares · securities · assets · blue-chip · value stocks · growth stocks · commodities
buy
Obtain through payment
portfolio · securities · stocks · equities · shares · assets · bull market · appreciation · capital gains · dividends
bullish
Expecting market gains
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- confidentSure of oneself
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
momentum · uptrend · appreciation · gains · profit · enthusiasm · conviction · outlook · expectation · risk appetite
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
mutual funds · index funds · shares · securities · assets · blue-chip · value stocks · growth stocks · commodities · currencies
- Commodity Futuresfutures market, futures exchange, hedging, margin calls, delivery dates
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- Online Tradingtrading platform, trading app, buy order, sell order, market order
- forexforex, exchange rate, currency trading, currency exchange, foreign exchange
- tradingbid, buy, ask, sell, trading
- investingstocks, stock, bonds, investing, investor
long positionshort position
Selling borrowed securities
short · short sale · shorting · going short · selling short
long positionneutral position
State of nonalignment
flat · cash position · closed position · uninvested · neutral
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