Long-term debt
An obligation having a maturity of more than one year from the date it was issued. Also called funded debt.
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Long-term assets
Value of property, equipment and other capital assets minus the depreciation. This is an entry in the bookkeeping records of a company, usually on a “cost” basis and thus does not necessarily reflect the market value of the assets.
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Long straddle
A straddle in which a long position is taken in both a put and call option.
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Long run
A period of time in which all costs are variable; greater than one year.
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Long position
An options position where a person has executed one or more option trades where the net result is that they are an “owner” or holder of options (i. e. the number of contracts bought exceeds the number of contracts sold)._ Occurs when an individual owns securities. An owner of 1,000 shares of stock is said to be “Long the stock.” Related: Short position
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Long hedge
The purchase of a futures contract(s) in anticipation of actual purchases in the cash market. Used by processors or exporters as protection against an advance in the cash price. Related: Hedge, short hedge
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Long coupons
(1) Bonds or notes with a long current maturity. (2) A bond on which one of the coupon periods, usually the first, is longer than the other periods or the standard period.
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Long bonds
Bonds with a long current maturity. The “long bond” is the 30-year U.S. government bond.
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Long
One who has bought a contract(s) to establish a market position and who has not yet closed out this position through an offsetting sale; the opposite of short.
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