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Long — definition & meaning

Buying an asset expecting its price to rise so you can sell higher.

To go long is to buy an instrument because you expect its price to go up. If you buy at 100 and the price rises to 110, you can close for a profit; if it falls to 90, you take a loss.

Going long is the most intuitive kind of trade — buy low, sell high. It is the opposite of going short, where you profit from a falling price.

The information on Trding.io is for general information only and is not investment advice. Trading involves a real risk of losing money, and most retail traders lose. Never trade money you cannot afford to lose.

Related terms

Short
Selling an asset you expect to fall, aiming to buy it back cheaper.
Bid
The highest price a buyer is currently willing to pay.
Ask
The lowest price a seller is currently willing to accept.
Position sizing
Choosing how large a trade to place based on your risk per trade.
Pip
The smallest standard price move in most currency pairs.
Point
A single unit of price movement, used for indices, stocks and pips.

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