long position

noun

A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value.

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Meanings

nounlong position (plural long positions)

plural long positions

  1. businessA financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value.

    Among the bets the Pure Alpha fund placed last year were long positions in Treasury bonds, the Japanese yen, and gold, and short positions in the euro and European sovereign debt.

    2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN

Translations

Bulgarian дълга позиция
  • дълга позиция (dălga pozicija)Translations
Czech dlouhá pozice
  • dlouhá poziceTranslations
Polish pozycja długa
  • pozycja długaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

long position. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20position

MLA

“long position.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20position. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long position,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20position.

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