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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...
Off Board
What is 'Off Board' A stock transaction that fits one of the following two criteria: 1. A stock trade involving a...
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...
Madrid Stock Exchange (MAD) .MA
What is 'Madrid Stock Exchange (MAD) .MA' The largest securities market in Spain, also known as the Bolsa de Madrid. In 1809,...
Majority Shareholder
What is a 'Majority Shareholder'
A majority shareholder is a person or entity that owns more than 50% of a company's outstanding shares. The majority...
Manipulation
What is 'Manipulation' Manipulation is the act of artificially inflating or deflating the price of a security. In most cases, manipulation is...
Mainstream Economics
DefinitionMainstream economics may be used to describe the body of knowledge, theories, and models of economics, as taught across universities, that are generally accepted...
Manifest Variable
DefinitionIn statistics, observable variable or observable quantity, as opposed to latent variable, is a variable that can be observed and directly measured. Manifest Variable...
Magnet Employer
What is 'Magnet Employer' A popular business or businessperson to whom job candidates naturally gravitate. Magnet employers often have brand name recognition...