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Basic Question 2 of 5

The clearinghouse acts as ______.

I. buyer to every seller
II. LONG to every SHORT
III. seller to every buyer

User Contributed Comments 4

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MaiHuong Long to every short, what does this mean?
achu It means "buyer" (Long holding) and seller to every SHORT.
bobert A person who sells a contract is considered short the contract, and a person who buys a contract is long the position. A long position will pay money to the short for the underlying asset at the expiration of the contract, and the short position will receive the money for the underlying asset.
ankurwa10 @MaiHuong - It means buyer to every seller.

Long - Buy; Short- Sell (remember it as short-selling, so Short stands for selling, and long stands for buying)
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describe the basic features of derivative markets, and contrast over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivative markets

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