Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long position

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables: long -po-si-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

long positions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

short position

Questions

What does long position mean?: A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value.

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