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# Long and short position
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/long-and-short-position
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A long position profits when the price rises; a short position profits when it falls. On a contract on the price, going short is one click with no borrow because you never hold the share, as [one short on Nvidia shows](https://mochatrade.com/learn/start-here/nvidia-trade-walkthrough), and [someone with the opposite view, or a hedging market maker](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks), is always on the other side.

## Related terms

- Market maker: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-maker
- Hedging: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/hedging
- Short selling: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/short-selling
- Bid-ask spread: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/bid-ask-spread
- Market order: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/market-order
- Margin call: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/margin-call

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