The above comments are talking about positions in stocks, not positions on issues. In finance a position is having ownership of something. For example right no

The above comments are talking about positions in stocks, not positions on issues. In finance a position is having ownership of something. For example right now I do not own any Apple stock so it might be said I do not have a position in Apple. If I were to buy Apple stock that would be taking a position. What then is being suggested above is that Congress members and Executive members have to make public trades they are going to do 24 hours before making those trades.