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open interest

open interest noun: the total number of contracts outstanding between market participants in a market for futures, options, or other derivatives.

Noun

open interest (uncountable)

  1. The total number of contracts outstanding between market participants in a market for futures, options, or other derivatives.

Questions about open interest

What does open interest mean?
Open interest means the total number of contracts outstanding between market participants in a market for futures, options, or other derivatives.
What part of speech is open interest?
Open interest is a noun.

Words near open interest in the dictionary

  1. open hearths
  2. open house
  3. open houses
  4. open housing
  5. open index
  6. open interest
  7. open Internet
  8. open interval
  9. open intervals
  10. open invitation
  11. open invitations

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