Open Interest

Open interest (also known as open contracts or open commitments) refers to the total number of derivative contracts, like futures and options, ...

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The total number of active or outstanding contracts in a futures or options market. In most markets open interest is measured on a daily basis. The figure reflects the degree of liquidity in the market.

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Displays the difference between the open interest today and the open interest as of the close of the previous trading day.
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Open Interest - The number of outstanding long or short positions for a given exchange-traded futures or option contract.

Open Interest
The amount of outstanding contracts on a specific underlying security. A contract is considered to be outstanding if it is has not expired, or been exercised or closed out.

Open Interest: In options markets, the number of outstanding contracts for a particular series of options.

Open Interest
The total number of futures contracts long or short in a delivery month or market that has been entered into and not yet liquidated by an offsetting transaction or fulfilled by delivery.

Open interest
Open interest is a record of the total number of open contracts in any particular commodity or options market on any given day. You have an open contract when you enter a futures or options contract.

open interest: The number of outstanding option contracts in a market or particular class or series.
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Open Interest
The total number of outstanding option contracts for a particular option series. An opening transaction would increase open interest, while a closing transaction would decrease open interest.

Open interest: The number of outstanding option contracts.
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Open interest
The total number of derivatives contracts traded that have not yet been liquidated either by an offsetting derivative transaction or by delivery. Related: Liquidation.
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Open Interest - Total number of unexercised contracts for a particular option or futures contract.

Open Interest - Is the amount of open contracts for the futures and options markets. This amount can fluctuate throughout the day and day-by-day.

Open Interest
This is a key factor in trading options. This is the total number of option contracts outstanding for that specific option (expiration and strike price).

OPEN INTEREST OR COMMITMENT
The number of open or outstanding contracts for which an
individual or entity is obligated to the Exchange because that
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Open Interest - In options and futures trading, the number of outstanding option contracts, at a given point in time, which have not been exercised and have not yet reached expiration.
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Open Interest
1. The total number of options and/or futures contracts that are not closed or delivered on a particular day.
2. The number of buy market orders before the stock market opens.

Open Interest
In derivatives exchange terminology, the outstanding number of a specific contract (eg how many March 2001 Yen futures contracts are outstanding).
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The 'open interest' in the gold futures market reflects the amount of activity in gold futures and since peaking in early 2008, the amount of contracts 'open' have declined considerably.

Related: Open interest Commitment fee A fee paid to a commercial bank in return for its legal commitment to lend funds that have not yet been advanced.

The CBOT continued to achieve record volume and open interest growth in 2005, while maintaining a sharp focus on providing the marketplace with cutting-edge technology and launching global outreach initiatives.

Open Interest
The net amount of outstanding open positions, either long or short, in a given futures or options contract....(Read more)
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By mid February 1995, he had accumulated an enormous position-half the open interest in the Nikkei future and 85% of the open interest in the JGB future. The market was aware of this and probably traded against him.

The option exchange may also set rules for the maximum allowable open interest. The option exchange must determine important specifics of the settlement process.

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Describes a trader's obligation to accept or make delivery on a futures contract. Related: Open interest.
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The CH selects its members and lets market know about open interest (i.e. number of open contracts) on a daily basis. At expiration, the CH guarantees the obligation referred to in the contract.
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A trader is said to have a commitment when he assumes the obligation to accept or make
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Technical analysts normally examine patterns of price change, rates of change, and changes in volume of trading and open interest, in the hope of being able to predict and profit from future trends.

Commitment
Describes a trader's obligation to accept or make delivery on a futures contract. Related: Open interest.

This must be done (1) to ensure neither contract results in delivery/the requirement to deliver; (2) to properly reflect open interest; and (3) to eliminate the uncertainty of the fill price should a trade actually be done to offset the positions.

Related: Open interest. Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP)Committee that assigns identifying numbers and codes for all securities. These "CUSIP" numbers and symbols are used when recording all buy or sell orders.

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