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long position business definition
- The net ownership position of a particular security. For example, if an investor owns 500 shares of Wal-Mart common stock, that person is said to be long 500 shares of Wal-Mart. Likewise, the more unusual situation of owning 1,000 shares of a particular stock at a time when 300 shares of the same stock have been sold short produces a long position of 700 shares. Being long indicates an expectation of rising share prices. Also called long. Compare short position 1.
- Net ownership of assets in a brokerage account.
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