Tag: business
Odd Date
What is 'Odd Date' A type of maturity date for foreign-exchange contracts. Odd dates are neither spot nor fixed dates; they are...
One Man Picture
What is 'One Man Picture' A situation in which the bid quote and ask quote for a security is provided by a...
Official Staff Commentary
What is 'Official Staff Commentary' Commentary published by the Federal Reserve. Official staff commentaries are laid out in a question-and-answer format. They...
Office Audit
What is 'Office Audit' An examination of a taxpayer's records by the Internal Revenue Service to ensure the taxpayer's compliance with tax...
Odd-Days Interest
What is 'Odd-Days Interest' Interest that is earned from a mortgage or other loan with closed-end installments that contain a nonstandard payment...
Old Lady
What is 'Old Lady' An eighteenth century nickname for the Bank of England. The full name is the Old Lady of Threadneedle...
Oil Field
DefinitionAn "oil field" or "oilfield" is a region with an abundance of oil wells extracting petroleum from below ground. Because the oil reservoirs typically...
Omnibus Account
What is an Omnibus Account
An Omnibus account is a single account that is used to hold securities for multiple clients. The account is maintained...
Offshore Portfolio Investment Strategy (OPIS)
What is 'Offshore Portfolio Investment Strategy - OPIS' A tax shelter product designed to create large, seemingly real losses to be used...
Manufacturing Cells
DefinitionCellular manufacturing is a process of manufacturing which is a subsection of just-in-time manufacturing and lean manufacturing encompassing group technology. The goal of cellular...