Common laboratory tests and what they mean. Your doctor may order laboratory tests for you as part of a routine checkup, or to confirm a diagnosis or monitor your health. Below are common laboratory tests grouped and listed by name in alphabetical order: - A - | - B - | - C - | - D - | - E - | - F - | - G - | - H - | - I - | - K - | - L - | - M/N - | - O - | - P - | - R - | - S - | - T - | - U - | - V -.
In terms of a security, such as a stock or a bond, or equivalently to be long in a security, means the holder of the position owns the security and will profit if the price of the security goes up. Going long a security is the more conventional practice of investing.
#4 Outstanding Short Position. This is the number of shares of a company held short, measured in absolute numbers, or as a percentage of the float of the stock. If this position is large, more than 10% to 20% of a companyâs shares, the word is out and the bad news is already incorporated in the stock price.