# Long position

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## Definition

A long position in exchange-traded assets - commodities, financial instruments - that has not yet been closed out by an opposite position. - See spread, butterfly spread, future, close-out, long hedge, option, short position. Long put (long put, put purchase): Position resulting from the purchase of a put. It grants the buyer the right to sell the underlying asset - financial instrument, commodity - at the specified price on the contractually agreed date. - See option, long hedge, long position. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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