Financial Terms starting with the letter "O"

OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the U.S. Department of… Financial Regulation Online bank An online bank is a financial institution that operates entirely or primarily through digital channels, such as a… Banking & Depository Institutions Open market operations Open market operations (OMO) are the primary tool used by the Federal Reserve System to influence the supply… Monetary & Fiscal Policy Open-end fund An open-end fund is a type of mutual fund that can issue an unlimited number of shares. The… Mutual Funds, ETFs & Pooled Vehicles Operating income Operating income, also known as operating profit or operating earnings, measures the profit a company makes from its… Financial Statements & Accounting Operating margin Operating margin is a profitability ratio that measures how much profit a company makes from its core business… Financial Ratios & Analysis Opportunity cost Opportunity cost is the value of the next best alternative that you give up when you make a… Economics for Finance Order book An order book is a real-time, electronic list of buy and sell orders for a specific financial security,… Financial Markets & Market Mechanics Ordinary dividend An ordinary dividend is a type of payment that a corporation makes to its shareholders from its profits,… Taxation Out-of-pocket maximum The out-of-pocket maximum is the most money you will have to pay for covered healthcare services in a… Insurance & Risk Protection Over-the-counter (OTC) Over-the-counter (OTC) trading refers to a decentralized market where financial instruments are traded directly between two parties, without… Financial Markets & Market Mechanics Overdraft An overdraft occurs when you spend more money than you have available in your checking account. In simple… Banking & Depository Institutions