Holding positions is a common word in the financial industry, which is often used to trade finance, securities, stocks and futures. Refers to the sum of all available funds of the bank at present. It mainly includes excess reserves deposited in the central bank, net interbank settlement, bank deposits and cash. The goal of position management is to reduce the position occupation as much as possible and avoid idle waste of funds on the premise of ensuring liquidity.

In banking,

Position, also called "headgear", which means money, is a popular term in financial and business circles. If the bank's income exceeds its expenditure in all the receipts and payments of the day, it is called "multi-position", and the expenditure exceeds its income, it is called "short position". The behavior of predicting the number and number of such positions is called "rolling positions". The act of trying to transfer funds everywhere is called "loose position" if the temporarily unused amount of funds is greater than the required amount, and "tight position" if the required amount of funds is greater than the idle amount.

In futures trading,

For example, when a futures account opens a position, the position held after buying a futures contract is called a long position, referred to as a long position; 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.

In foreign exchange transactions

In foreign exchange transactions, "opening a position" means opening a position. 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.