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French translation: position longue / acheteur

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English term or phrase:	Long
French translation:	position longue / acheteur
Entered by:	Alain Alameddine

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17:10 Nov 30, 2009

English to French translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)

English term or phrase: Long

• A margin position is either:
- Long: the investor borrows money from the dealer to buy securities;
- Short: the dealer borrows securities that the investor sells.

• Investors may be long (contracting to buy) or short (contracting to sell) the asset underlying the contract at its settlement date.

Alain Alameddine KudoZ activity Questions: 147 (none open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 46 Lebanon
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position longue / acheteur

Explanation:
Grand Dictionnaire Terminologique.

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Note added at 3 days23 hrs (2009-12-04 16:41:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Merci Alain !

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Arnold007
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4 +1

"être long de titres" (position acheteur)

François Begon

position créditrice

medzoand

position longue / acheteur

Arnold007

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long "être long de titres" (position acheteur)

Explanation:
"être long de titres" (position acheteur ; spéculation à la hausse), voir le net.

François Begon
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