In a long trade, you purchase an asset and wait to sell when the price goes up . “Buy” and “long” are used interchangeably. When you’re in a short trade, you borrow an asset, sell it, and hope to buy it back when the price goes down.
In a long trade, you purchase an asset and wait to sell when the price goes up . “Buy” and “long” are used interchangeably. When you’re in a short trade, you borrow an asset, sell it, and hope to buy it back when the price goes down.