long is the position of an investor who owns, or commits to buy, a security in either the cash or futures markets. For example, the purchase of an interest rate future is a commitment to take delivery of securities at an agreed-on price on some future date. This is called a long futures position. Owning an investment security is a long cash position.
Barry Goldsmith
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