Tag: financial
Office Of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
What is the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)?
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is a federal regulator of savings and loan associations, savings banks,...
Old-Age And Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
What is 'Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund' One of the two trust funds managed by the Social Security Administration, the...
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 Services Industry ETF
What is 'Oil Services Industry ETF' A sector exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests in companies engaged in providing services such as drilling...
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...
Margin Call
DefinitionMargin Call is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor. The principal story takes place over a 24-hour period...
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...
Mark to Market
DefinitionMark-to-market or fair value accounting refers to accounting for the "fair value" of an asset or liability based on the current market price, or...
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...