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  • Opening Price

    Concept of Opening Price (or Range) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Opening Price (or Range): The price (or price range) recorded during the period designated by the exchange as the official opening.

  • Open Order

    Concept of Open Order (or Orders) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Open Order (or Orders): An order that remains in force until it is canceled or until the futures contracts expire. See Good Till Canceled and Good This Week orders.

  • Open Interest

    Concept of Open Interest in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of 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 […]

  • Option Delta

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  • Open Trade Equity

    Concept of Open Trade Equity in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Open Trade Equity: The unrealized gain or loss on open futures positions.

  • Option Writer

    Concept of Option Writer in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Option Writer: The person who originates an option contract by promising to perform a certain obligation in return for the price or premium of the option. Also known as option grantor […]

  • Opening

    Concept of Opening in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Opening: The period at the beginning of the trading session officially designated by the exchange during which all transactions are considered made ‘at the opening’

  • Option

    Concept of Option in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Option: A contract that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specified quantity of a commodity or other instrument at a specific price within a specified period […]

  • Open Outcry

    Concept of Open Outcry in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Open Outcry: A method of public auction, common to most U.S. commodity exchanges during the 20th century, where trading occurs on a trading floor and traders may bid and offer […]

  • Options

    Knock-out OptionConcept of Knock-out Option in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): An option (i.e. the right to buy or sell a financial instrument at some agreed conditions) which ceases to be in effect at the crossing of a […]

  • Option Buyer

    Concept of Option Buyer in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Option Buyer: The person who buys calls, puts, or any combination of calls and puts.