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Definition

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 fulfilled by delivery.

Also called Open Contracts or Open Commitments.

Related Terms

Other terms related to 'Open Interest' starting with the letter 'O'

Out Of The Money, Overbought, One Cancels the Other OCO Order, Offset, Overnight Trade

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