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Off-board
- This term may refer to transactions over-the-counter in unlisted
securities or to transactions of listed shares that are not executed
on a national securities exchange.
Offer
- The price at which a person is ready to sell. Opposed to bid, the
price at which one is ready to buy.
Open order
- Open orders commonly occur when investors place price
restrictions on their buy and sell transactions. As market orders
are filled instantaneously, investors who enter limit orders will
typically have to wait before the price that they set as their limit
is reached. These orders will remain open either for the duration
determined by the customer or until they are filled.
Out-of-Pocket Maximum
- The maximum amount of money you will be required to pay per
year for your health insurance plan's deductibles and coinsurance.
This maximum may apply to each family member, or to an entire
family. The maximum amount is in addition to your premiums.
Overbought
- An opinion as to price levels. May refer to a security that has
had a sharp rise or to the market as a whole after a period of
vigorous buying which, it may be argued, has left prices "too high."
Oversold
- The reverse of overbought. A single security or a market which, it
is believed, has declined to an unreasonable level.
Over-the-counter
- A market for securities made up of securities dealers who may or
may not be members of a securities exchange. The over-the-counter
market is conducted over the telephone and deals mainly with stocks
of companies without sufficient shares, stockholders or earnings to
warrant listing on an exchange. Over-the-counter dealers may act
either as principals or as brokers for customers. The
over-the-counter market is the principal market for bonds of all
types.
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