Open Interest The total number of derivative contracts traded that have not yet been liquidated either by an offsetting derivative transaction
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| Definition / notes: | Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary • Open interest The total number of derivative contracts traded that have not yet been liquidated either by an offsetting derivative transaction or by delivery. Related: liquidation A Guide to Futures and Options Market Terminology : English-English • Open interest For futures, the total number of contracts not yet liquidated by offset or delivery; i.e., the number of contracts outstanding. Open interest is determined by counting the number of transactions on the market (either the total contracts bought or sold, but not both). For futures options, the number of calls or puts outstanding; each type of option has its own open interest figure. |
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