banking position; money supply; cash position
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
funds or capital position of a bank or money shop; cash position
formalBanking terminology referring to the balance of funds held. Includes specific jargon: 头寸多 (long position/surplus), 头寸缺 (short position/deficit), 轧头寸 (settling/squaring the position), and 拆头寸 (borrowing to cover a shortfall).
This bank is very tight on funds today and needs to borrow capital.
Before the market closes, traders must square their positions.
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Last week we had a surplus position and lent out quite a bit of capital.
noun
money supply; credit conditions; liquidity
formalDescribes the overall tightness or looseness of credit and liquidity in the financial market. 头寸松 indicates loose money supply (easy credit), while 头寸紧 indicates tight money supply (tight credit).
After the central bank cut the reserve requirement ratio, liquidity in the market became much looser.
The end of the year is usually a time when credit conditions are tight.
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Recently the money supply has tightened, and liquidity is on the tight side.