During 2012-2013, currency speculator George Soros made a lucrative currency trade.Having expectations of a future depreciation of the yen, Soros made big bets against it.He sold large amounts of yen, pushed its value down, and profited by re-buying the yen when its price bottomed out.What Soros was engaging in was a
A) long position.
B) short position.
C) premium position.
D) discount position.

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Soros was betting against the yen, which means he had a short position. A short position is when an investor sells a currency or other asset with the expectation that its price will decrease, allowing them to buy it back at a lower price and profit from the difference.

During 2012-2013, Currency Speculator George Soros Made a Lucrative Currency