Positionsbestände

English translation: inventory positions

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German term or phrase:Positionsbestände
English translation:inventory positions
Entered by: Carolyn Korzilius

22:16 Aug 13, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities / risk management
German term or phrase: Positionsbestände
Die Positionsbestände zwischen RiskManager und MIG21 werden abgestimmt, mit dem
Ziel, effektiv zu kontrollieren, dass die VaR Kennzahlen mit den korrekten Beständen gerechnet sind.- reconciling different accounts using software (RiskManager). Elsewhere Position is just "position" and "Bestaende" has been "portfolio" or "inventory" but together?
Carolyn Korzilius
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:58
inventory positions
Explanation:
it's the inventory of positions (all the positions in the inventory)
German logic of compound nouns is frequently the reverse of the English logic
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 02:58
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wonderful, thanks
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Positionsbestände
inventory positions


Explanation:
it's the inventory of positions (all the positions in the inventory)
German logic of compound nouns is frequently the reverse of the English logic

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 02:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
wonderful, thanks

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agree  Ralf Lemster: In a (financial) risk management context, just "positions" will do nicely - "Positionen" and "Bestände" are used as synonyms
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