Glattstellung
German
Etymology
glatt (“flat/smooth”) + Stellung (“position”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡlatˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
- Hyphenation: Glatt‧stel‧lung
Noun
Glattstellung f (genitive Glattstellung, plural Glattstellungen)
- (finance, trading) offsetting, closing out, squaring (the process of closing an open market position by performing an equal and opposite transaction)
- Vor dem Wochenende entschied sich der Trader zur Glattstellung seiner spekulativen Positionen.
- Before the weekend, the trader decided on the offsetting of his speculative positions.
- Die Glattstellung einer Short-Position erfolgt durch den Rückkauf der entsprechenden Wertpapiere.
- The closing out of a short position is carried out by repurchasing the corresponding securities.
Declension
Declension of Glattstellung [feminine]
Synonyms
- Positionsschließung
- Eindeckung (specifically for short positions)
- Neutralisierung
Antonyms
- Positionseröffnung (opening a position)
Coordinate terms
- Gegengeschäft (offsetting transaction)
- Leerverkauf (short sale)
- Gewinnmitnahme (profit taking)
- Stop-Loss-Order (stop-loss order)
Related terms
- glattstellen (to square/close a position)
References
- “Glattstellung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Glattstellung” in Duden online