A banker or trader's positions. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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A summary of a trader's or desk's outstanding positions. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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▪ I. book book 1 [bʊk] noun
• The company's books are in such chaos that we won't know the truth for some time.
an account book in which the amounts of cash received are recorded
a book used to keep a record of sales, invoices etc. There are two pages for each entry, and when you write on the top page you also produce a copy on the second page
ˈpurchase (day) book also purchases (day) book [countable] ACCOUNTING
a record of all the
invoice S received by a business from its suppliers:
• Most establishments keep their purchase book in the form of a weekly invoice summary sheet.
an account book in which you record all sales of goods on credit
an account book in which you record details of all goods returned by customers
2. books [plural] MANUFACTURING a list of a company's clients and orders for goods:
• The company has 100 firm orders for two different aircraft on its books.
3. books [plural] HUMAN RESOURCES a company's records of the people working for it:
• The 206,000 employees on its books last summer have now fallen to 185,000.
4. a book containing an official record or list
a book that shows money paid into and taken out of a bank account
ˈlog book [countable]
1. an official detailed record of something:
• differences between driving times entered on log books and on drivers' pay slips
2. an official document containing details about a vehicle and the name of its owner
ˈminute book [countable]
a book containing the official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting:
• I have looked through the minute books but can find no record of the proposal.
ˈplat book [countable]
PROPERTY a public record of maps, showing how land in a particular area is divided
a book of rules, especially one that is given to workers in a job
ˈstatutory book [countable] LAW
5. FINANCE a list of the bonds, shares etc that a dealer has to offer at a particular time:
• Marketmakers were running down their books ahead of the holiday.
6. manage/run a book FINANCE to be responsible for organizing a
Securities Issue (= when new bonds, shares etc are sold):
• the financial services company that will run the book for the float
[m0] ▪ II. book book 2 verb [transitive]
ACCOUNTING to enter a figure in a company's account books:
• The restructuring charge is to be booked in the company's second-quarter accounts.
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A trader's record of purchases and sales in one or more financial instruments. Talking a book also means a trader commenting favourably or unfavourably on a financial instrument depending on whether he is long or short in that instrument. The 'books' is also a colloquial term referring to the overall accounting records of a business.
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Ⅰ.
book UK US /bʊk/ noun
► [
C]
book about/on sth »
She is author of three books about criminal procedure.
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The company publishes an extensive range of books.
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children's/reference/self-help books
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an address book
Ⅱ.
book UK US /bʊk/ verb
► [
I or
T] mainly
UK »
Because tickets are limited, you have to book early.
book a flight/holiday/show »
When he tried to book a flight home to Australia, his credit card was refused.
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book a table/room/seat.
book an appointment/meeting »
If you want to see Ms. Smith you'll have to book an appointment.
book sth for sth »
It's the day we have provisionally booked for the launch of the new media website.
► [
T]
ACCOUNTING »
The loss would have been much larger had they not booked an £8m profit from property sales.
book sth in sth »
Jarvis expects to be able to book some or all of that figure in the current year's accounts.