In banking, position is also called "head lining", which means money, and it is a popular term in financial and commercial circles. If the bank's income exceeds its expenditure in all the receipts and payments of the day, it is called "multi-position"; If the payment exceeds its income, it is called a "short position". The behavior of predicting the number and number of such positions is called "position rolling". The act of trying to transfer funds everywhere is called "changing positions" If the temporarily unused funds are greater than the required amount, it is called "loose position", and if the required funds are greater than the idle amount, it is called "tight position".
Taking the securities and futures industry as an example, when futures trading opens, the positions held after buying futures contracts are called long positions, referred to as long positions; The positions held after selling futures contracts are called short positions, referred to as short positions. The difference between open long contracts and open short contracts is called net position. This only exists in futures trading, but not in spot trading. Holding positions is a common word in the financial industry, which is often used in securities, stocks and futures trading.
In foreign currency transactions, "? Establishing a position "means opening up the market. Opening a position, also known as exposure, is the act of buying one currency and selling another. After the opening, one currency is long (long) and the other currency is short (short). Choosing the right exchange rate level and the timing of opening positions are the premise of profit. If the timing of entering the market is good, the chances of profit will be great; On the other hand, if the timing of entering the market is improper, it is prone to losses. Net position refers to the trading difference between one currency and another after the opening. In addition, there are statements from the financial industry, such as tying positions and borrowing positions. There are many kinds of holding dates, such as the first holding date (the first day of the futures delivery process), and most of them refer to the day when the money is used.
Futures and spot are completely different. Spot is actually a tradable commodity. Futures are mainly not commodities, but standardized tradable contracts based on some popular products such as cotton, soybeans and oil and financial assets such as stocks and bonds. Therefore, the subject matter can be commodities (such as gold, crude oil and agricultural products) or financial instruments. The delivery date of futures can be one week later, one month later, three months later or even one year later. A contract or agreement to buy or sell futures is called a futures contract. The place where futures are bought and sold is called the futures market. Investors can invest or speculate in futures.