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Open

Used in the context of general equities. Having either buy or sell interest at the indicated price level and side of a preceding trade. "Open on the buy/sell side" means looking for buyers/sellers (for someone who is a seller/buyer). Antithesis of clean.

Open

1. The time trading begins on an exchange. This is important to matters like a security's opening price or opening bid. See also: Close.

2. An order to buy or sell a security that has not yet been filled. Some orders are only open for a certain amount of time, while some remain open until they are filled. See also: IOC, GTC.

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Whether or not these predictions pan out, the open-plan revolution has changed the new generation - at least in urban areas.

Keep an open mind; Some say it's had its peak, but open plan designs are still very popular. LUKE RIX-STANDING ponders the appeal of blurring room boundaries

"There is definitely a concern regarding sensitive company information, which can sometimes be visible from an employee's computer screen." As a designer of open-plan offices, she said the feedback from employees is in split equally in favour of productivity and concerns about distractions.

Do open-plan offices mean higher productivity?

Others noted that the research used some poor examples of open offices-instead of including a range of design options between totally open-plan offices and traditional ones.

Is the open-plan office green?

The heart of this property is the open-plan kitchen/dining/family room which lends itself extremely well to entertaining and for informal dining - and is sure to to be the heart of family life.

Stunning contemporary home a pastoral delight

Open-plan kitchen-diners/ family rooms are now extremely popular, but also having a separate, more formal sitting room works well for many families.

Make the most of your inner space; Big home improvements are expensive so get them right to add value, says JULIA GRAY

Dustin and Stacey's property has an open-plan kitchen area with dining and living space which has been adapted to include an island worktop.

Oil couple strike gold in new town

"Internally, the homes have been designed to create the maximum amount of usable space with the interior layouts featuring open-plan living spaces to cater for a 21st century lifestyle."

Bringing homes into the 21st century

The focus is on teacher and student adaptation to the idea and practice of an up-scaled learning community in a setting that includes an open-plan layout, curriculum reform, differentiated and personalized learning, and closer links to the community.

Adapting to Teaching and Learning in Open-Plan Schools

Under the proposals, the Carr Hill branch will offer extended opening hours as well as Post Office products and services from two open-plan tills at the shop counter instead of from a separate screened counter.

Plans to relocate postal services

Earlier this year, separate offices for cabinet members were scrapped by leader Councillor Phil Bale and replaced with an open-plan layout with the nine councillors working alongside each other on the fifth floor of County Hall.

Council's office plans shaken up

Professionals like senior engineers, bankers and people working in financial services were among those who found the open-plan environment challenging.

Working in open-plan office can be bad for introverts

Comparisons are made with corresponding results in an open-plan office.

Flow pattern and thermal comfort in office environment with active chilled beams