A buy or sell order that has not yet been canceled or executed. A mutual fund that has an unlimited number of shares available for purchase. Most mutual funds are open-ended. See Closed-end fund . Dough that's piling up in the course of a company running its business.
Fools love cash generators because they can rely less on outside funding to grow their business.
The time it takes to sell a product and collect cash from the sale. An operating cycle can last from several weeks to a number of years. The cost of doing business. Operating expenses are deducted from revenues, and the result is, hopefully, profits. If the stock fails to exceed the strike price before the expiration date, the option expires worthless.