Holding a short position refers to an investment position generated by selling a short position. Since this position has not been written off, it can benefit from the decline in market prices. That is, investors put forward the selling price in advance because they expect the price to fall, or make selling more than buying;

Similar to short selling;

Holding positions is a common word in the financial industry, which is often used in finance, securities, stocks and futures trading.

For 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.