Tag: investors
Odd Lotter
What is 'Odd Lotter' An individual investor who buys securities, usually stocks, in odd lots. This is the opposite of someone who...
National Market System (NMS)
What is a 'National Market System - NMS' A national market system (NMS) is a system with two main functions: ...
On-The-Run Treasuries
What are 'On-The-Run Treasuries' On-the-run Treasuries are the most recently issued U.S. Treasury bonds or notes of a particular maturity. "On-the-run" Treasuries...
Oil ETF
What is 'Oil ETF' A category of exchange-traded funds that invest in companies engaged in oil and gas discovery, production, distribution and...
Offsetting Transaction
What is an 'Offsetting Transaction' In trading, an activity that exactly cancels the risks and benefits of another instrument in the portfolio....
October Effect
What is 'October Effect' The theory that stocks tend to decline during the month of October. The October effect is considered mainly...
Off-The-Run Treasuries
What are 'Off-The-Run Treasuries' Off-the-run treasuries are all Treasury bonds and notes issued before the most recently issued bond or note of...
Odd Lot
What is an 'Odd Lot' An odd lot is an order amount for a security that is less than the normal unit...
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...
Off-The-Run Treasury Yield Curve
What is 'Off-The-Run Treasury Yield Curve' The U.S. Treasury yield curve derived using off-the-run treasuries. Off-the-run treasuries refer to U.S. government bonds...