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What is Position?

A trade that is currently open. Profit or loss is final only when the position is closed.

In context

Trading means taking a position on where a price will go. If you are right, you keep the difference between where you got in and where you got out. If you are wrong, you pay that difference. The gold itself is just the thing whose price everyone is watching.

From Chapter 0: Trading from Zero: Markets, Gold, CFDs and Futures

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Education only. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss.