Chapter 04 · Section 4.1

Open Interest- Definition 2

The definition of open interest is the number of contracts outstanding at a specified point in time. What does that mean more precisely?

a) The total of open positions.
b) The total of long positions.
c) The total of short positions.
• d) b and c
  Yes. There are as many short positions on an option or futures market as there are long positions. Continue

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