Open position

1) matching of purchases and sales of stock and currency values or exchange goods of the same type. The excess of buying over selling is called a long position, and selling over buying is called a short position. Control is exercised by evaluating the possible result of closing a position at current market rates or prices. Creation on exchanges O.p. represents one of the ways to use transactions for the purchase and sale of currencies" and securities for the purpose of subsequent profit. securities in order to be able to then buy them cheaper.If an increase in prices (rate) is expected, then they open a long position, that is, they intensively buy up currency and securities for subsequent profitable sale; 2) non-liquidated futures contracts, that is, those for which settlements were not made; sale of rights to purchase certain securities for others owned by the seller of these rights.