Contracts, such as futures/ forwards, that have been purchased (long) or sold (short) while no transactions have been completed by...

The total number of one-side positions outstanding in options or future contracts. In other words, the total number of long...

When the investor is pessimistic (bearish) on the price of an asset, on expectation its the price will fall, he...

Generally, a covered position is an outright long position or short position that is covered-i.e., protected, by an offsetting hedging...

When an investor purchases a stock on expectation its price will rise, he is said to have taken a long...

A position that is taken in the market and still active (not closed). This involves an investment (e.g., a share...

The position of the fixed-rate receiver (who is also the floating-rate payer) on an interest rate swap. In a plain vanilla swap, the short side trades a...