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Finish Position: (also just 'finish') the last position, or end, of the swing

Position Control: A workforce planning tool that imposes certain rules or restrictions on the creation, and filling of positions as a means to manage and control the costs associated with any given position w . . . View Full Definition

Position Building: Buying shares to build up a long position or selling shares to create a short position in a particular security or group of securities.

Position Diagram: Diagram showing the possible payoffs from a derivative investment.

Position: A place where a player plays relative to teammates, and/or a role filled by that player

Position Limits: Applies to derivative products. Maximum position available in any one future or option contract for a given institution. For 'bona fide' futures hedgers, there are no position limits.

Position Self: Used in the context of general equities. Going long or short in anticipation of a stock's movement.

Position Round: In competition, league or tournaments, in which part of the competition is match play, it is when teams or individuals play each other based upon their standing; i.e., position 1 plays 2; 3 . . . View Full Definition

Position Of Equilibrium: When a reaction's equilibrium 'lies to the right', the concentrations of products will be greater than the concentrations of reactants when equilibrium is established. Conversely, an equilib . . . View Full Definition

Plan Position Indicator (PPI): The face or screen of a cathode-ray tube on which radar images appear in correct relation to each other, so that the scope face presents a chart like representation of the area about the ant . . . View Full Definition