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# 🔥Open Longs

### 🦍Market Buy

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Select the desired parameters - underlying, collateral, expiration and browse available strikes.

1. Switch the "BUY/SELL" status to "BUY".&#x20;
2. Select "CALL"📈 or "PUT"📉 to go long.&#x20;
3. Enter the amount of collateral you'll spend to long options.&#x20;
4. Complete the trade!&#x20;

### 👀View Long Positions

Your long positions will be visible in "Positions". &#x20;

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You may choose to either [exercise](/user-guide/short-options/expiry-withdrawal.md#exercise-option-positions) your option holdings at expiry if it expires in-the-money🤑; or [close your long positions](/user-guide/long-options/close-longs.md) earlier by providing the options as liquidity to sell.&#x20;