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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a net position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in financial or accounting contexts to refer to the overall value of an asset or liability after accounting for all relevant factors.
Example: "After reviewing the company's financial statements, we determined that the net position of the organization has improved over the last quarter."
Alternatives: "net balance" or "overall position".
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However, not everyone will end up with a net position close to zero.
Parliament's negotiators ensured that for the first time, the competent authorities would be empowered to limit the size of a net position which a person may hold in commodity derivatives, given their potential impact on food and energy prices.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton has ticked back up slightly, moving from a net negative position in May of 45-49 favorable-unfavorable to a net positive position of 52-45 favorable-unfavorable.
The next day, McWha returned to the river with a net, positioned himself on a 14-foot beam that had washed ashore during a flood, and started lifting 10 to 15 fish at a time over the Main Street Dam.
You have to have a product that appeals to consumers and provides for a net positive cash flow position.
On any day, each trader's thousands of bilateral contracts boil down to a single net position owed to or by its counterparties.
Managers have the ability to shift from value to growth, from small to medium to large capitalization stocks, and from a net long position to a net short position.
Subtract those positions, and Goldman had a net short position of less than $5 billion in residential mortgages - not nearly triple that.
According to the Commitment of Traders Report, from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, commercial traders are greatly reducing their short positions and will likely move to a net long position over the next few weeks.
He said: "We will end the year with a net cash position and that puts us in a really strong position to talk to our suppliers and stockholders and talk about growth.
However, Mouchel would still have a net debt position (in excess of £90m, representing gearing of 150%), compared to a potential enlarged net cash position of around £4m.
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