HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Opening transactionThe financial definition for Opening transaction: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. Similar MatchesCash transactionCash transactionA transaction in which exchange is immediate in the form of cash, unlike a forward contract (which calls for future delivery of an asset at an agreed-upon price). Closing transactionClosing transactionApplies to derivative products. Buy or sell transaction that eliminates an existing position (selling a long option or buying back a short option). Antithesis of opening transaction. COD transactionCOD transactionSee: Delivery versus payment Further SuggestionsFederal intrafund transactionsForward exchange transaction Highly leveraged transaction (HLT) Intercompany transaction Interfund transactions Intrabudgetary transactions Net sales transaction Click to compare definitions of Opening transaction Click to view definitions beginning op |