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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

valores en posición

English translation:

securities position

Added to glossary by María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Jan 11, 2011 06:16
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Valores en posición

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
This is the title of a section in the financial statements I'm translating, no further context is provided.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 securities position
Change log

Jan 17, 2011 05:31: María Eugenia Wachtendorff Created KOG entry

Discussion

Virginia Koolhaas Jan 11, 2011:
Oh Bill... Can't agree with you more!
Bill Harrison (X) Jan 11, 2011:
Virginia..... Thank you for that kind comment.
María Eugenia Wachtendorff Jan 11, 2011:
This is what happens when you have to cope with poorly composed source texts... OR lack of context!
Virginia Koolhaas Jan 11, 2011:
I agree with Bill Como experta en estados contables/financieros diría que "valores en posición" es una expresión bastante rara; lo usual es "posición en valores" o que simplemente figure en el estado contable "Valores" com un item más (así como Caja, Bancos, Ctas a cobrar, etc). No obstante, la traducción más acertada es la que propuso Ma. Eugenia.
Bill Harrison (X) Jan 11, 2011:
Maria. I think you are almost certainly correct. I suspect that it is really being used in the sense of a contraction of 'valores en posición de valores', or securities in securities position, or thus 'securities held' or 'securities position'. It still seems a very odd heading in financial statements. My guess is that may be a securities dealer or broker.

I would add that I see no difference in this sense from 'Posición en valores' which is a very common expression.
María Eugenia Wachtendorff Jan 11, 2011:
One sample out of many Just use "Ctr + F" to find the phrase "as is".

http://www.amis.org.mx/InformaWeb/Documentos/Archivos/Presen...
Bill Harrison (X) Jan 11, 2011:
Maria.... I did say as a stand-alone term. You will find lots of Valores en Posicion larga, creciente or with some other qualification of the word position. Can you point to any where the term is used 'as is', and not qualified in any way, as this is the case with the question?
María Eugenia Wachtendorff Jan 11, 2011:
Not at all, Bill "Valores en posición" gets 5,100 Google hits from Spain, Mexico, and other countries :)
Bill Harrison (X) Jan 11, 2011:
Unusual term. The term 'posición en valores' is very common. I have never seen this term as a stand-alone. I am wondering whether a little more context is possible. I can't think of anything better that Maria's answer but something is nagging at me. Valores en posesion would be more intelligible. And what type of company is it?? Valores en posición larga/corta is also common.

Proposed translations

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securities position

Position
A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-01-11 07:38:50 GMT)
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The state of owning or owing a security or other asset. One has a long position when one owns something, while one has a short position when something is sold, especially sold short. See also: Close a position.

http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Securities...
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Davis
47 mins
Gracias, Charles
agree Virginia Koolhaas
3 hrs
Gracias, Virginia
agree Neil Ashby
5 hrs
Gracias, doc :)
agree Bill Harrison (X)
9 hrs
Thank you, Bill.
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