"long position" meaning in English

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          "text": "Coordinate term: short position"
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          "text": "Among the bets the Pure Alpha fund placed last year were long positions in Treasury bonds, the Japanese yen, and gold, and short positions in the euro and European sovereign debt.",
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        "A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value."
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        "(finance) A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value."
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          "word": "dlouhá pozice"
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        "(finance) A financial instrument bought with the expectation that it will increase in value."
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