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What does it mean to go ‘long’ or ‘short’?

Q: What does it mean to go ‘long’ or ‘short’?

Long position: You are buying an instrument, expecting the price to rise. Short position: You are selling an instrument, expecting the price to fall. For example: Buying 1 lot of AUD/USD = Long 100,000 AUD against USD Selling 1 lot of USD/GBP = Short 100,000 USD against GBP

Long position: You are buying an instrument, expecting the price to rise. Short position: You are selling an instrument, expecting the price to fall.

For example:

Buying 1 lot of AUD/USD = Long 100,000 AUD against USD
Selling 1 lot of USD/GBP = Short 100,000 USD against GBP

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