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41Long (or Long Position) — 1. The buying of a security such as a stock, commodity or currency, with the expectation that the asset will rise in value. 2. In the context of options, the buying of an options contract. Opposite of short (or short position). 1. For example, an …
42Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities - LEAPS — Publicly traded options contracts with expiration dates that are longer than one year. Structurally, LEAPS are no different than short term options, but the later expiration dates offer the opportunity for long term investors to gain exposure to… …
43Buy to Cover — Buying to cover is a transaction where you buy back shares you ve previously sold short. The trade is used the same way selling a stock that has been purchased long on the stock market. [ [http://www.lehigh.edu/ rhs2/IBE098/Stockmarket.html How… …
44Long/Short Equity — A hedge fund strategy that involves buying certain stocks long and selling others short. There usually isn t a restriction on the country that the stocks trade in either. This type of hedge fund basically has free reign to buy or sell what it… …
45long hedge — Buyer futures contracts to protect against a possible price increase of cash commodities that will e purchased in the future. At the time the cash commodities are bought, the open futures position is closed by selling an equal number and type of… …
46long — Extended; not short. In the language of stockholders, a transaction is long where an order is given to a broker to buy, or where the broker receives an order to credit the account with certain stocks. Baldwin v Flagg, 36 NJ Eq 48, 56. A trader is …
47Buy-Write — A trading strategy that consists of writing call options on an underlying position to generate income from option premiums. Because the options position is covered by the underlying position, the downside risk of writing the option is minimized.… …
48Long hedge — The purchase of a futures contract( s) in anticipation of actual purchases in the cash market. Used by processors or exporters as protection against an advance in the cash price. Related: Hedge, short hedge * * * The purchase of a futures or… …
49buy hedge — See: long hedge …
50long leg — The part of an option spread in which an agreement to buy the underlying security is made. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
