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What Is Position In Stocks

What is a position in stocks? A position in stocks is the number of shares of a particular stock that a person owns. When a person has a position in a stock, they are said to be long the stock. This means that they expect the stock to go up in value and they hope […]

What Are Positions In Stocks

When you buy stocks, you are buying a piece of a company. The total number of stocks that are available to be bought is called the “float.” The number of shares that are available for public trading is called the “free float.”  There are three types of stock positions: long, short, and covered. A long […]