open interest
Definition
In futures and options trading, total number of outstanding contracts on any given day that have (1) not been liquidated by an offsetting contract or by the delivery of the underlying commodity or financial instrument, or (2) (in case of options) are allowed to expire. Open interest is a measure of liquidity in the respective markets.
open interest is in the Commodities & Precious Metals Trading, Currency Trading, Disaster Planning & Risk Management, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
open interest appears in the definition of the following term: charting
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