DefinitionAn Official Committee of Equity Security Holders is a group of shareholders formed to represent a larger group of shareholders' interests in a company's...
What is 'On Track' 1. A type of commodities delivery for futures contracts that is deferred and priced according to the seller's...
What is 'Offshore' Offshore identifies any item that is located or based outside of one's national boundaries. The term "offshore" is used...
What is 'Offline Debit Card' A card that combines characteristics of both a traditional (online) debit card and a credit card, allowing...
What is an 'Offsetting Transaction' In trading, an activity that exactly cancels the risks and benefits of another instrument in the portfolio....
What is 'Oil ETF' A category of exchange-traded funds that invest in companies engaged in oil and gas discovery, production, distribution and...
What is 'Omega' In finance, omega represents the percentage change in an option's value with respect to the percentage change in the...
What is 'Off-Floor Order' An investor's directive to buy or sell securities when that directive is given to a broker, not to...
What is an 'Offtake Agreement' In the case of a resource, an offtake agreement is an agreement between the resource's producer and the buyer of...
DefinitionOil sands, also known as tar sands or crude bitumen, or more technically bituminous sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. Oil sands...