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Investing Glossary:
Long position
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Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
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| Owning 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.
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