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O&M

online trading

orphan stock

o.b.o.

online updating

OS

o/b

ono

oscillate

o/d

ONS

OSHA

OAP

onshore

OSI

oath

OPEC

OTC

Obamacare

open bid

OTC bulletin board (OTCBB)

Obamanomics

open cheque

OTE

object language

open collaborative innovation

OTO

object-oriented

open economy

OTS

objects clause

Open Graph

ounce

obligate

open innovation sharing

ouster

obligation

open insurance

out of the money

obligation bond

open interest

out-of-home advertising

obligatory

open market

out-of-house

OBR

open market operations

out-of-pocket

obsolescence

open offer

outbid

obsolete

open outcry

outbound

occupancy

open position

outdoor advertising

occupant

open skies

outfitter

occupation

open source intelligence

outflow

occupational

open system

outgoings

occupational hazard

open systems interconnection

outlay

occupational pension

open-cry auction

outlet

occupational psychology

open-door policy

outlet mall

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

open-end

outlook

ocean bill of lading

open-end fund

outperform

OCR

open-end investment company

outplacement

Oct.

open-end management company

outport

October effect

open-ended

outpost

odd lot

open-jaw fare

output

oddment

open-market

output gap

OECD

open-plan

output tax

OEIC

opencast mining

outright monetary transactions OMT

OEM

opening balance

outsell

Ofex

opening hours

outside director

off balance sheet financing

opening price

outside shareholder

off season

opening stock

outsize

off the run

operating asset

outsourced CIO

off-board trading

operating capital

outsourcing

off-market

operating cash flow

outstanding

off-message

operating cost

outstanding invoice

off-peak fare

operating expense

outstanding shares

off-price

operating income

outstanding stock

off-sale date

operating lease

outturn

off-site

operating loss

outvote

off-the-books

operating margin

outward investment

off-the-peg

operating profit

outwork

off-the-shelf

operating profit (loss)

over the counter OTC

off-the-shelf company

operating strategy

over-investment

offence

operating system

over-the-counter

offend

Operation Twist

over-the-counter OTC

offender

operations management

over-the-counter dealing

offense

operations research

over-the-counter drug

offer

operative mistake

over-the-counter market

offer document

opex

over-the-counter pharmaceuticals

offer for sale

opinion leader

over-the-counter share

offer only

OPM

over-the-counter stock

offer price

opportunist

over-the-counter trading

offeree

opportunities to see

overage

offering

opportunity cost

overallotment

offering price

oppose

overbanked

offeror

opposed bid

overbid

Office for Budget Responsibility OBR

opposite number

overbill

Office for National Statistics

opt

overborrow

Office for Tax Simplification OTS

opt-out

overbought

office hours

optical character recognition

overbuy

office junior

optimal

overcapacity

office machinery

optimise

overcapitalised

Office of Fair Trading

optimism

overcapitalized

Office of Management and Budget

optimist

overcharge

Office of Thrift Supervision

optimize

overclass

office park

optimum

overconfidence

officer

optimum currency area

overdraft

official

option

overdrawn

official exchange rate

option fund

overdue

official language

option premium

overestimate

official price

option pricing model

overextended

official receiver

option writer

overfunded

official strike

optional

overgeared

offload

options

overhang

offset

options contract

overhaul

offset agreement

options exchange

overhead

offshoot

options market

overhead cost

offshore

OR

overhead expense

offshore banking

oral contract

overheating

offshore centre

orchestrate

overissue

offshore company

ord

overlend

offshore employment intermediaries

order book

overleveraged

offshore fund

order picking

overmanned

offshoring

order-book index

overnight loan

OFT

order-driven

overnight rate

oil platform

order-getter

overpaid

oil rig

order-point

overpriced

oil well

order-taker

overproduce

oilfield

ordinance

override

oilman

ordinary capital

overseas agent

old age pension

ordinary creditor

overseas aid

Old Age Pensioner

ordinary dividend

overseas investment

Old Economy

ordinary resolution

overseas trade

old money

ordinary shares

overshoot

oligarchy

ordinary stock

oversight board

oligopoly

organic

oversold

oligopsony

organic farming

overspend

ombudsman

organisational ambidexterity

overstaffed

omit a dividend

organisational culture

overstock

on demand

organisational violence

oversubscribed

on target earnings

organisational virtuousness

oversubscription allowance

on the run

organised labour

oversupply

on the sidelines

organization and methods

overtrade

on-cost

organization chart

overvalued

on-lending

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

overweight

on-message

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

overwork

on-site

organizational

ovno

one-month money

organizational behaviour

owe

one-off cost

organizational communication

owing

one-stop

organized labour

own-brand

one-time

organizing business

own-label

one-time loss

organogram

owner occupied retirement housing (OORH)

one-time-only

original equipment manufacturer

owner's equity

one-year money

original equipment manufacturer (OEM)

owner-occupier

onerous contract

original invoice

owner-operator

online

original issue discount OID

owners risk

online banking

original sin

ownership

online broker

originating application

ownership concentration

online brokerage

originating summons

oz.

online catalogue

origination

online social lending

originator

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