(1) One who has bought a futures contract to establish a market position; (2) a market position which obligates the holder to take delivery; (3) one who owns an inventory of commodities See Short
Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching
Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point. Long usually applies to horizontal dimensions
Through an extent of time, more or less; - - only in question; as, how long will you be gone? By means of; by the fault of; because of
Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, esp
the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
through a long period of time; for a long period of time; at a time far in the past; throughout
for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
One who has bought a futures or options on futures contract to establish a market position through an offsetting sale; the opposite of short Long Hedge - The purchase of a futures contract in anticipation of an actual purchase in the cash market Used by processors or exporters as protection against and advance in the cash price (See hedge, short hedge ) Margin - (See Performance Bond)