What is main objective of long and short positions ?

Bid And Ask Price

Sep 20 2015 05:35 PM

2 Answer(s)

Nikhil

Long term : Buy Low price and Sell High price
Short term : Sell High price and Buy Low price

Sep 20 2015 07:05 PM

vishal_pse

Long

When a trader is in a long trade, they have entered a trade by buying a contract (or group of shares ), and are hoping that the price will go up.

Short

When a trader is in a short trade, they have entered a trade by selling a contract (or group of shares ), and are hoping that the price will go down.

Sep 21 2015 05:34 PM

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