bear position — ➔ position1 * * * bear position UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► SHORT POSITION(Cf. ↑short position) … Financial and business terms
bear position — / beə pəˌzɪʃ(ə)n/ noun STOCK EXCHANGE a short position, that is, selling shares which you do not own (you will buy them later at a lower price so as to be able to settle) … Dictionary of banking and finance
Position — A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position and the seller of a commodity is said to have a short position .… … Financial and business terms
position — A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Open contracts indicating an interest in the… … Financial and business terms
bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… … Accounting dictionary
bear — A dealer on a stock exchange, currency market, or commodity market who expects prices to fall. A bear market is one in which a dealer is more likely to sell securities, currency, or goods than to buy them. A bear may even sell securities,… … Big dictionary of business and management
position — /pə zɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. a situation or state of affairs ♦ what is the cash position? what is the state of the company’s current account? ♦ to cover a position to have enough money to pay for a forward purchase 2. the state of a person’s current… … Dictionary of banking and finance
bear closing — The purchase of securities, currency, or commodities to close an open bear position. Bear closing can have the effect of firming up a weak market … Big dictionary of business and management
bear — /beə/ noun STOCK EXCHANGE a person who sells shares, commodities or currency because he or she thinks their price will fall and it will be possible to buy them again more cheaply later (NOTE: The opposite is bull.) ♦ taking a bear position acting … Dictionary of banking and finance
Bear Bryant — Bryant with trademark houndstooth hat Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born September 11, 1913 … Wikipedia
