| InvestHub.com's Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms Opening transaction Definition 1.
Applies to derivative products. (1)Buy or sell transaction that creates a position out of a flat one (writing an option short or buying an option long). Antithesis of closing transaction. (2) First transaction of the day in a stock. | Definition 2.
The trade which starts a position, whether long or short. |
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