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| Going Long |
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| Buying and holding stock. |
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| Going Short |
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| Selling stock short, i.e., borrowing and selling stock you do not own with the intention of buying it later for less. |
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| GTC, 'Good Till Cancelled' |
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| Order to buy/sell securities at a certain price (a limit order); the limit order stays in the market until you call specifically to cancel it. Some brokers restrict the length of time a GTC can remain open to 'end of same month', 'no more than 30 days' or some such thing, but with most it becomes a permanent part of the book until it gets executed or you cancel. |
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