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LEAPS	Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities - or LEAPS - are call or put options that can be purchased for extended periods of time, some as much ...
Leg	One side or component of a spread. ...
Leg In	When a trader enters each part of a spread separately instead of entering the trade as one order with his or her broker. Legging into ...
Let Out	Legging out of a spread entails the opposite whereby you exit your spread one component part at a time with the intention of completing the ...
Leverage	Enables a trader to buy or sell a security or derivative and receive fair value for it using borrowed capital to increase investment return. ...
Liability	A legal obligation to pay a debt owed. Current liabilities are debts payable within 12 months. Long-term liabilities are debts payable over a period of more ...
Limit Order	An order to buy a stock at or below a specified price or to sell a stock at or above a specified price. ...
Liquidation	When the assets within a portfolio are sold or cashed out. ...
Liquidity	The ease with which an asset can be converted to cash in the marketplace. A large number of buyers and sellers and a high volume of ...
Long	Buying an investment security. Traders will go long when they expect the instrument to increase in value. ...
Long Call	The purchase of a call option in anticipation that the underlying asset will rise in price. ...
Long Position	A position that appreciates in value if market prices increase. When the base currency in the pair is bought, the position is said to be ...
Long Put	The purchase of a put option in anticipation that the underlying asset will decline. ...
Long Stock	A bullish strategy that involves buying and holding shares of stock. ...
Long straddle	A non-directional option strategy that combines the simultaneous purchase of the same number of ATM puts and calls with identical expirations. The maximum loss is limited ...
Long strangle	The purchase of an OTM call and an OTM put with the same expiration date. ...
Loss Comfort Zone	"Loss comfort zone” is the percentage of loss you can experience on a single trade and not lose sleep at night. Every investor has a ...

 

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