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Long Credit Default Swap

Buying a credit default swap (CDS); a long position in a credit default swap (CDS). It is equivalent to shorting...

Long Albatross

A complex and versatile option trading strategy (basically an albatross spread) which involves buying one deep in-the-money option, selling one...

Long Hedge

A hedge that involves taking a long position in futures contracts so as to lock in a price. When a...

Long Payer Swaption

A long position in a payer swaption. This position gives the holder the opportunity to pay the fixed rate and...

Long an Option

The long position which is taken by the holder (buyer) of an option. In other words, the long side has...

Long Range Forward Contract

A range forward contract which involves taking two opposite option positions on the same underlying. For example, a firm expects...

Reinvestment Position

In general, a reinvestment position constitutes a new investment position that is taken re-using/ re-deploying the funds freed up from...

Long Vega

A position in options (a situation/ relationship expressed originally as vega) in which any increase in the implied volatility of...

Short Hedge

An investment strategy designed to mitigate an existent risk. In this type of hedging, a security is usually short to...

Long Squeeze

A market situation that occurs when price decreases incites traders holding long positions to sell their ways out of their...