longs

British  

/ lɒŋz /

plural noun

1. full-length trousers

2. long-dated gilt-edged securities

3. finance unsold securities or commodities held in anticipation of rising prices

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Example Sentences

He wrote on his Substack account recently: “I don’t have many longs but half of them have been in Japan.”

From MarketWatch

That’s true of the protagonist, a lonely boy who longs to leave Earth, and of the film itself.

From Los Angeles Times

We shorted that security because the people over here were long, and when you looked at the combined positions of the firm, it bore out that we had longs and shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the eldest child in a big family, Evie longs for some alone time, but the “wild tornado” of her younger siblings—Wolfie, Bunnie and Teddy—follows her wherever she goes.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Speculative positions are lean, and fresh longs can return as structural drivers are still in place,” ANZ Research analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal