position building

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 Building

The practice of buying and short selling securities to create one or more open positions. Position building may occur constantly for traders while other investors may build a position then maintain it for a long period of time.

position building

The continual and gradual accumulation of a firm's shares for a long position or the borrowing and sale of the shares for a short position.