bear position

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• bear position — ➔ position1 * * * bear position UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► SHORT POSITION(Cf. ↑short position) …   Financial and business terms

• Bear Position — Alternate term for a short position in a financial security. A bear position attempts to profit in a market by betting that prices will fall for certain securities. The short seller borrows securities in the hopes that prices will decline. When… …   Investment dictionary

• bear position — / beə pəˌzɪʃ(ə)n/ noun STOCK EXCHANGE a short position, that is, selling shares which you do not own (you will buy them later at a lower price so as to be able to settle) …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Position — A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position .… …   Financial and business terms

• position — A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Open contracts indicating an interest in the… …   Financial and business terms

• bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… …   Accounting dictionary

• bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• position — /pə zɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a situation or state of affairs ♦ what is the cash position? what is the state of the company’s current account? ♦ to cover a position to have enough money to pay for a forward purchase 2. the state of a person’s current… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• bear closing — The purchase of securities, currency, or commodities to close an open bear position. Bear closing can have the effect of firming up a weak market …   Big dictionary of business and management

• bear — /beə/ noun STOCK EXCHANGE a person who sells shares, commodities or currency because he or she thinks their price will fall and it will be possible to buy them again more cheaply later (NOTE: The opposite is bull.) ♦ taking a bear position acting …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• Bear Bryant — Bryant with trademark houndstooth hat Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born September 11, 1913 …   Wikipedia