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  • Off-Label
    Use of a drug for a disease or condition other than the indication for which it was approved by a regulatory authority, such as the FDA or EMEA.
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • On Balance Volume OBV
    The concept behind the indicator: volume precedes price. OBV is a simple indicator that adds a periods volume when the close is up and subtracts the periods volume when the close is down. A cumulative total of the volume additions and subtractions forms the OBV line. This line can then be compared with the price chart of the underlying security to look for divergences or confirmation. A rising vol
    Technical Indicator Letter: O
  • Oncology
    Branch of medicine which studies the characteristics of tumors, their classification, diagnosis and therapy.
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • Open Pit Mine
    A mine that is entirely on the surface. Also referred to as an open-cut or open-cast mine.
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Open-label Clinical Trial
    A trial in which both the treating physician and the patient know whether they are receiving the experimental treatment or control/placebo treatment.
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • Operating Cost Per Available Seat Mile Cost Per ASM CASM
    Represents operating expenses divided by Available Seat Mile ASMs. Airline Industry
    Transportation Term Letter: O
  • Operating Income Growth Rates
    The percentage of Operating Income change within a specific period (Y/Y year on year; Seq sequential, from proceeding period; TTM trailing twelve months).
    Fundamental Analysis Letter: O
  • Operating Margin
    The measurement of profitability, Operating profit margin represents proportion of Operating income (total sales less operating costs) to total sales. Operating Margin Formula = (Operating Income / Revenues) * 100
    Fundamental Analysis Letter: O
  • Operating Profit Margin
    The measurement of profitability, Operating profit margin represents proportion of Operating income (total sales less operating costs) to total sales. Operating Margin Formula = (Operating Income / Revenues) * 100
    Fundamental Analysis Letter: O
  • Operating revenue yield per Available Seat Mile Average Yield per ASM
    Represents the average scheduled flown passenger fare revenue for each available seat mile (ASM). Airline Industry
    Transportation Term Letter: O
  • Option
    The right, not the obligation, to execute a transaction at a designated price, generally involving equity interests, interest rates, currencies or commodities.
    Financial Term Letter: O
  • Option ARMs Mortgage Loans
    The option ARM residential real estate loan product is an adjustable-rate mortgage loan that provides the borrower with the option each month to make a fully amortizing, interest-only, or minimum payment. The minimum payment on an option ARM loan is based on the interest rate charged during the introductory period. This introductory rate has usually been significantly below the fully indexed rate.
    Financial Term Letter: O
  • Ore
    A mineral or aggregate of minerals containing precious or useful minerals in such quantities, grade and chemical combination to make extraction economic. Metal Mining Industry Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Ore Body
    A mineral or aggregate of minerals containing precious or useful minerals in such quantities, grade and chemical combination to make extraction economic. Metal Mining Industry Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Ore Reserves
    The calculated tonnage and grade of mineralization that can be extracted profitably; classified as proven and probable according to the level of confidence that can be placed in the data. Metal Mining Industry Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Origination Fees
    A fee charged to the borrower by the lender to originate a loan. Usually stated as a percentage of the face value of the loan.
    Financial Term Letter: O
  • Orphan Drug
    refers to a drug or biologic that is intended for use in the treatment of a rare disease or condition. Orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) qualifies the sponsor to receive certain benefits from the Government in exchange for developing the drug for a rare disease or condition. The drug must then go through the FDA marketing approval process like any other drug or
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • OSB Oriented strand board
    Oriented strand board. An engineered structural wood panel produced by chemically bonding wood strands in a uniform direction under heat and pressure. Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • OSHA Recordable Rate
    The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration index that tracks the number of recordable work-related health and safety injuries and illnesses per 200,000 hours worked.
    Economy Term Letter: O
  • Osteoarthritis
    A degenerative disease associated with long-term wear primarily on weight bearing joints.
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • Osteonecrosis
    A progressive bone disease characterized by death of bony tissue due to insufficient blood flow within the bone.
    Health Care Term Letter: O
  • OTC
    Over-the-Counter.
    Economy Term Letter: O
  • Ounce
    A troy ounce, equal to 1.0971428 ounces avoirdupois. "Avoirdupois" is the system of weights used in the U.S. and Great Britain for goods other than precious metals, gems and drugs. In that system, a pound has 16 ounces and an ounce has 16 drams. Metal Mining Industry Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Out of The Money Option
    An option for which the future price is below the strike price for a call or above the strike price for a put.
    Financial Term Letter: O
  • Out-License
    Granting the rights to a technology and the related know-how to an unrelated company or institution in order to further develop, commercialize or otherwise exploit the technology
    Economy Term Letter: O
  • Overburden Mining
    Waste material overlying ore in an open-pit mine. Metal Mining Industry Operating Statistics
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O
  • Overhead Ratio
    Noninterest expense as a percentage of total net revenue.
    Financial Term Letter: O
  • Oxide
    Oxide Untitled Document Oxide That portion of a mineral deposit within which sulphide minerals have been oxidized, usually by surface weathering processes.
    Manufacturing Term Letter: O