BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Open Interest
- options that have not yet been closed
Wiktionary Definition for: Open Interest
- finance The number of contracts outstanding between market participants in a futures market or other derivatives market.
Additional Resources
- NYMEX Sets Daily Volume, Open Interest Records For Metals Futures Contracts.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 February 2007-Chicago Mercantile Exchange: NYMEX Sets Daily Volume, Open Interest Records For Metals Futures ContractsC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22022007 New York, N.Y. - The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that...
- Research articles 2007-02-23
- RIL open interest positions double.
- Byline: MV Ramsurya Feb. 27--MUMBAI, India -- The open interest position in the futures segment of Reliance Industries has nearly doubled in the past month thanks to increased investor interest in owning shares of group companies resulting from the recent demerger process. The open...
- Research articles 2006-02-27
- Gold at New Record Nominal High; Comex Open Interest Below Recorded Levels
- Mark O'Byrne submits: Gold: Gold has surged to new record nominal highs above $1.064/oz in trading in Europe this morning. With the US holiday yesterday gold traded in a $10 range on Monday. In euro and GBP terms, gold is trading at €719/oz and £675.86/oz respectively. Concerns...
- External links 2009-10-13
- NYMEX Sets Open Interest Records on Crude Oil Futures, Brent Crude Oil Complex
- To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Anu Ahluwalia, +1-212-299-2439, or Keil Decker, +1-212- 299-2209, both for The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. NEW YORK, July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), announced today that its crude oil futures contract and Brent crude...
- Research articles 2007-07-17
- Options Trading Volume and Open Interest
- Price movements in the options market result from the decisions of millions of traders. But there are a number of useful statistics besides price movements that tell readers what those other market participants are doing. Here we take a closer look at two factors one should consider when trading options:...
- White papers 2004-06-09
- Record interest in Chicago wheat futures.(grain market)
- Volatile US and global wheat markets were reflected in heavy speculative trade in the Chicago bellwether soft red winter futures contract this week, with open interest contracts awaiting closure or delivery--swelling to highest-ever levels on Tuesday. With 2006 hardly begun, this was the sixth...
- Research articles 2006-01-13
- NYMEX Europe Pleased with Volume on First Day of Open Outcry Trading in London
- LONDON -- By the close of trading, the NYMEX Europe Limited Brent crude oil futures contract reached an estimated volume of 16,591 contracts on its first day of open outcry trading in London. Roy Leighton, chairman of NYMEX Europe, said, "We are gratified by the tremendous number of traders...
- Research articles 2005-09-12
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We'll go first to Howard Chen of Credit Suisse. Howard Chen - Credit Suisse Good morning, everyone. Craig Donohue Good morning, Howard. Jamie Parisi Hi, Howard. Howard Chen - Credit Suisse Congrats on a strong quarter for both franchises. Craig Donohue Thank you....
- Earnings calls 2007-07-24
- Revisiting Goldman Sachs Options
- Dr. Duru submits: Last week, I laid out the case for making a Buffett-like bet on Goldman Sachs GS using LEAP (Long-term Equity Anticipation) options, but decided to stay on the sidelines personally. This past Tuesday, I decided to check in on the action in Goldman and noticed exceptionally...
- External links 2008-11-28
- InterContinental Exchange Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions And we'll go first to Daniel Harris, Goldman Sachs. Daniel Harris - Goldman Sachs Hi, good morning. How are you? Jeff Sprecher Good morning. Daniel Harris - Goldman Sachs I was wondering if you could give us a status update on the clearing...
- Earnings calls 2007-07-26
- Option Traders Bearish on Atheros Communications
- In the last 3 months, the NASDAQ Composite Index has posted an approximate gain of 20%. Since March lows, technology stocks have been leading equities higher. However, recent bullish momentum has decreased as traders have become less optimistic about the next few months ahead. As optimism decreases, pessimism is slowly...
- External links 2009-07-02
- Overcoming the Zero Bound on Interest Rate Policy
- The paper proposes three options for overcoming the zero bound on interest rate policy: a carry tax on money, open market operations in long bonds, and monetary transfers. A variable carry tax on electronic bank reserves could enable a central bank to target negative nominal interest rates. A carry tax...
- White papers 2000-08-01
- Open Text Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 06/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Scott Penner from TD Newcrest. Scott Penner - TD Newcrest John, you mentioned last quarter, you highlighted some of the activities that you had in Web 2.0 technologies and one of the acquisitions was kind of based...
- Earnings calls 2008-08-20
- Fed Likely To Cut Again.(Federal Open Market Committee, interest rate reductions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- Leading economists expect the U.S. Federal Reserve next month to cut short-term interest rates for the seventh time this year. For example, Maury Harris, chief U.S. economist at UBS Warburg LLC, New York, expects the Federal Open Market Committee t Leading economists expect the...
- Research articles 2001-07-16
- REASSESS PRICING AFTER FOMC MEETINGS.(Federal Open Market Committee meetings set interest rates)(Brief Article)
- In March, the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC increased interest rates to slow the U.S. economic expansion, currently one of the longest on record. In March, the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC increased interest rates to slow the U.S. economic expansion, currently one of...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- With mounting evidence that the economy is pulling decisively out of its recession. (Economy: How Supply Managers See High-Tech Business).(Shadow Open Market Committee proposes interest rate increase)(Brief Article)
- * With mounting evidence that the economy is pulling decisively out of its recession, a growing group of economists is clamoring for an immediate interest-rate hike from the Fed. Latest pronouncement from the self-styled Shadow Open Market Committe * With mounting evidence that the...
- Research articles 2002-05-16
- IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instruction We will go Rich Repetto of Sandler O'Neill. Richard Repetto - Sandler O'Neill & Partners Good morning, Jeff and Scott. Jeff Sprecher Good morning, Rich. Scott Hill Good morning, Rich. Richard Repetto - Sandler O'Neill & Partners I...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-10
- NASDAQ: The Nasdaq stock market announces open short-interest positions in Nasdaq stocks for Dec '98.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 December 1998-NASDAQ: The Nasdaq stock market announces open short-interest positions in Nasdaq stocks for December 1998 C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:241298 As of mid-December, short interest in 3,890 Nasdaq National Market securities totaled 1,904,542,757, compared with 1,963,651,275 shares in...
- Research articles 1998-12-29
- The NASDAQ Stock Market announces open short- interest positions in NASDAQ stocks for June 2003.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 2003-NASDAQ: The NASDAQ Stock Market announces open short- interest positions in NASDAQ stocks for June 2003C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06242003 New York, N.Y. - As of mid-June, short interest in 2,807 NASDAQ National Market securities totaled 4,467,289,560 shares...
- Research articles 2003-06-26
- The NASDAQ Stock Market announces open short - interest positions in NASDAQ stocks for July 2003.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-31 July 2003-NASDAQ STOCK MARKET: The NASDAQ Stock Market announces open short - interest positions in NASDAQ stocks for July 2003C1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07242003 New York, N.Y. - As of mid-July, short interest in 2,776 NASDAQ National Market securities...
- Research articles 2003-07-31
