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Trading glossary · general
position
A trade you have open right now, like owning some shares you bought.
The fuller meaning
An open holding in an instrument, long or short. Its size, entry, stop and value define risk; a large position with a close stop can still risk only 1% of the account, so position value and risk are different things.
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