Open-end fund

Open-end Fund
An investment company that stands ready to sell new shares to the public and to redeem its outstanding shares on demand at a price equal to an appropriate share of the value of its portfolio, ...

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Open-end Fund A mutual fund which continuously issues new shares or units to meet investors' demand. Simultaneously, it redeems shares for thse who want to sell.

Open-End Fund: An open-end mutual fund continuously issues and redeems units, so the number of units outstanding varies from day to day. Most mutual funds are open-end funds.

Open-End Funds vs. Closed-End Funds
Open-end funds are the traditional mutual funds we've been talking about up to now. The fund is called "open-end" because there is no fixed number of shares issued.

Open-End Fund
A mutual fund that makes a continuous offering of its shares and stands ready to buy its shares upon surrender by the shareholders. The share value is determined by net asset value of the fund.
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Open-end fund
Used in the context of general equities. Mutual fund that continually creates new shares on demand. Mutual fund shareholders buy the funds at net asset value and may redeem them at any time at the prevailing market prices.

Open-End Fund
A listed fund that continually creates new shares on demand. The fund shareholders buy the shares at net asset value and can redeem them at any time at the prevailing market price.
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Open-end Fund
A type of investment company which continuously offers shares to the public and stands ready to buy back such shares whenever an investor wishes to sell.
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Open-End Funds A mutual fund that sells shares in the fund to the public and buys them back on demand at the NAV (which may be higher or lower than the original purchase price).

Open-end fund. A mutual fund open to any investor with the money to make a minimum initial purchase. The fund issues new shares to accommodate new purchases and retires shares when investors redeem them by selling them back to the fund.

open-end fund: A mutual fund that continuously accepts new funds for investments through the sale of additional shares and allow the redemption of shares for the current NAV of the shares.

Open-End Fund A mutual fund that stands ready to redeem stocks and issue new stock. Also see closed-end funds.
Open Order An order to buy or sell a security that remains in effect until it is either canceled by the customer or executed.

Open-End Fund - Mutual fund accepting new investments or withdrawals. Most mutual funds are open-end funds. (See "Closed-End Fund")
Open Interest - Total number of unexercised contracts for a particular option or futures contract.

Open-End Fund: An investment company that continually buys and sells shares to meet investor demand. It can have an unlimited number of investors or money in the fund.
Penny Stocks: Stocks that sell for $5 or less per share.

Open-end fund
Mutual funds are also known as open-end funds. They do not have a fixed number of shares. The fund issues new shares as investors purchase them, and redeem (buy back) shares as investors sell them.

OPEN-END FUND (Also known as "mutual fund.") An investment company that pools money from shareholders and invests in a variety of securities, including stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

Open-end fund: A mutual fund with no limit to the number of shares that can be issued.
Open order: An order to buy or sell securities that has not yet been executed or canceled.

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Open-end funds calculate the value of one share, known as the net asset value (NAV), only once a day, when the investment markets close. All purchase and sales for the day are recorded at that NAV.

open-end fund
A mutual fund that continuously sells shares to investors and redeems shares when investors wish to sell. Open-end funds have no limit to the number of shares they can issue.

Open-End Fund
A type of mutual fund that does not have restrictions on the amount of shares the fund will issue. If demand is high enough, the fund will continue to issue shares no matter how many investors there are.

An open-end fund is the opposite of a closed-end fund, which issues shares only once. After selling its initial shares, a closed-end fund is listed on a securities market and trades like stock.

An open-end fund is also publicly traded like stocks and unlike a closed-end fund, there are no restrictions on the amount of shares the fund will issue.

These are open-end funds that are not listed for trading on a stock exchange and are issued by companies which use their capital to invest in other companies.

However, an open-end fund may be closed to new investors at the discretion of the management, usually because the fund has grown very large. Large funds may have difficulty investing their assets nimbly enough.
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See closed-end fund, open-end fund. Investment Company act of 1940 Legislation establishing general regulations and investment standards for mutual funds.

A fund that makes a continuous offering of its shares to the public and will buy any shares an investor wishes to redeem, or sell back, is known as an open-end fund. An open-end fund trades at net asset value (NAV).

In open-end funds, investors buy from and sell their shares back to the fund itself. Closed-end funds operate with a fixed number of shares outstanding. These shares are traded like common stocks among individuals in secondary markets.

This means that the market prices of closed-end funds are determined by supply and demand rather than set equal to the value of their assets by the fund managers, as in open-end funds.

Closed-end funds behave more like stock than open-end funds: closed-end funds issue a fixed number of shares to the public in an initial public offering, after which time shares in the fund are bought and sold on a stock exchange, ...

Due to the closed structure, there is no need to raise cash quickly to meet unexpected redemptions, therefore capital is considered to be more stable than in open-end funds. This relatively stable capital base gives rise to two important attributes.

Open-end fund An investment company (a mutual fund) that sells new shares to the public and redeems its outstanding shares on demand.

Open-end funds (mutual funds) sell their own new shares to investors, stand ready to buy back their old shares, and are not listed. Open-end funds are so called because their capitalization is not fixed; they issue more shares as people want them.

Thanks to the 1929 stock market crash, closed-end funds lost their popularity and small open-end funds started to skyrocket. In 1933, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to protect the investments of consumers in mutual funds.

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Normally listed on the stock exchange. Called an investment trust in the UK. The opposite of an open-end fund (or unit trust in the UK). The investment company operating a closed-end fund is called a closed-end management company. [1] ...

Revolving line of credit that is extended with every purchase or cash advance.
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Mutual funds sell their own shares to investors, and agree to buy back their shares from investors at their net asset value (NAV), or in some cases at NAV less a redemption charge. Open-end funds are so called because their capitalization is not ...

The fund can be open-end fund with unlimited numbers of shares, sold and redeemed through the company, or closed end where they only create a specific number of shares and trade over on a stock exchange.

Open-End Mutual Fund - A fund that sells its shares at net asset value. It creates shares as investors demand them, and investors buy the shares at their market price. Most mutual funds are open-end funds.

An investment company that sells shares like any other corporation and usually does not redeem its shares. A publicly traded fund sold on stock exchanges or over the counter that may trade above or below its net asset value. Open-end fund ...

Closed-end funds have a fixed capitalization, and are usually listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange like any other security, and may sell at a premium or discount to net asset value. Open-end funds whose shares are not listed stand ready ...

The NAV is usually calculated at the end of each trading day by taking the closing prices of all securities owned plus cash and equivalents and subtracting all liabilities then dividing by the number of shares outstanding, which for open-end funds, ...

Open-end mutual funds sell their shares directly to investors, are ready to buy back their old shares at their current net asset value, and are not listed. The capitalization is open-end funds are not fixed--they issue more shares as investors want ...

impose a sales charge, or load, on investors when they buy or sell shares. Many funds these days are no load and impose no sales charge. Mutual funds are investment companies regulated by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Related: open-end fund, ...

Related: Open-end fund. Closed-end management company An investment company that has only a set number of shares of the mutual fund that it manages, and does not create new shares if demand increases. Antithesis of an open-end management company.

Open-end funds also buy back shares when investors wish to sell. Back to top Open Offer A secondary market offering that is similar to a rights issue in which a shareholder is given the opportunity to purchase stock at a price that is lower than ...

Related: open-end fund, closed-end fund. Mutual fund theorem A result associated with the C.A.P.M., asserting that investors will choose to invest their entire risky portfolio in a market-index or mutual fund.

Related: open-end fund, closed-end fund. Mutual fund cash-to-assets ratio The portion of the assets of a mutual fund which exists in cash instruments.

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