Volume and open interest are two key technical metrics that describe the liquidity and activity of options and futures contracts. Volume refers to the number of contracts traded in a day, and open interest signifies the number of contracts that are active and outstanding.

Learn more in-depth from Mike about open interest, volume, and liquidity along with a few examples.

0:00 Introduction
1:25 What is open interest?
2:33 What is volume?
4:04 One Trading Day: Examples
8:53 Takeaways: Open Interest
11:53 Questions/Contact info

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