1. During this period, the fund management company sold funds to investors through the company's direct selling agencies or banks and other consignment agencies to raise funds. At this stage, investors can only buy fund shares and cannot sell them. The subscription price is the net value of shares (1 yuan), and the cost of purchasing fund shares is called subscription fee. Due to the continuous popularity of open-end fund sales, in order to avoid the inconvenience caused by the excessive amount of funds raised, funds generally set a certain share limit (such as 65.438+000 billion), and the excess will not be confirmed. Due to the recent boom in fund sales, the regulatory authorities recently issued a notice requesting that the new fund subscription application exceed the established limit and be placed in proportion.
2. The closed period of the so-called open-end fund refers to a period of time when investors do not accept the application for fund share redemption after the fund successfully raises enough funds to declare the fund contract effective. On the one hand, the closure period is set to facilitate the fund backstage (registration center) to make the best preparation for future subscription and redemption; On the other hand, the fund manager can complete the preliminary investment arrangement according to the situation of the securities market. According to the Measures for the Administration of the Operation of Securities Investment Funds, the closed period of the funds shall not exceed 3 months.