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On balance
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On balanceUsed for listed equity securities. Left over after pairing off other market buy and sell orders, usually before the opening of a stock or market but at times at the close (especially during index expirations).
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Equity
1) Ownership interest in a firm. 2) The residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation is at the going trade price. 3) In real estate, dollar difference between what a property could be sold for and debts claimed against it. 4) In a brokerage account, equity equals the value of the account's securities minus any debit balance in a margin account. 5) Shorthand for stock market investments.
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Opening
The period at the beginning of the trading session officially designated by an exchange, during which all transactions are considered made "at the opening."
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Close
The close is the period at the end of the trading session. Sometimes used to refer to closing price.
Index
In the stock market, an index is a device that measures changes in the prices of a basket of shares, and represents the changes using a single figure.
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On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
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Omnibus account
An account carried by one futures commission merchant with another futures commission merchant in which the transactions of two or more persons are combined and carried in the name of the originating broker, rather than designated separately.
Omnibus proxy
A list issued by depositories detailing their participants, and their holdings, and authorizing the participants to vote their proxies directly.
OMR
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Omani Rial.
On
Used in the context of general equities. Conjunction that denotes trade execution -indication, usually during a pre-opening look. "Looks 6 on 6000 shares at opening."
On a clean up
Used in the context of general equities. Willingness to participate in part of a trade if all of the stock available is spoken for except for the "clean up amount."
On balance
On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
On carriage
Freight costs arising after the cost of principal international freight costs. These are usually inland freight charges for delivery within the buyer's country.
On floor order
Used for listed equity securities. Security order originating with a member on the floor of an exchange when dealing with his or her own account, versus an upstairs order.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Equity
1) Ownership interest in a firm. 2) The residual dollar value of a futures trading account, assuming its liquidation is at the going trade price. 3) In real estate, dollar difference between what a property could be sold for and debts claimed against it. 4) In a brokerage account, equity equals the value of the account's securities minus any debit balance in a margin account. 5) Shorthand for stock market investments.
Securities
Saleable papers, traded on stock exchanges, that yield an income (dividend, interest, etc.).
Market
1) The total demand for a good. 2) The set of all actual and potential buyers of a good or service. 3) The place where people buy and sell. 4) The process by which buyers and sellers of goods, services and factors of production interact to determine prices and quantifies.
Opening
The period at the beginning of the trading session officially designated by an exchange, during which all transactions are considered made "at the opening."
Stock
US equivalent of the British word "share", a block of shares with a nominal value of 100, or various kinds of fixed-interest securities; in Britain, goods stored ready for sale, raw materials, work in progress and finished but unsold products.
Close
The close is the period at the end of the trading session. Sometimes used to refer to closing price.
Index
In the stock market, an index is a device that measures changes in the prices of a basket of shares, and represents the changes using a single figure.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Omnibus account
An account carried by one futures commission merchant with another futures commission merchant in which the transactions of two or more persons are combined and carried in the name of the originating broker, rather than designated separately.
Omnibus proxy
A list issued by depositories detailing their participants, and their holdings, and authorizing the participants to vote their proxies directly.
OMR
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Omani Rial.
On
Used in the context of general equities. Conjunction that denotes trade execution -indication, usually during a pre-opening look. "Looks 6 on 6000 shares at opening."
On a clean up
Used in the context of general equities. Willingness to participate in part of a trade if all of the stock available is spoken for except for the "clean up amount."
On balance
On balance volume indicator
The weighted sum of volume used to quantify buying or selling pressure to either confirm the current price trend or warn of a possible reversal.
On board
Used in the context of general equities. Long.
On Board Ocean Bill of Lading
An ocean bill of lading bearing an on board notation, or words indicating that the merchandise is located aboard the vessel for transportation.
On carriage
Freight costs arising after the cost of principal international freight costs. These are usually inland freight charges for delivery within the buyer's country.
On floor order
Used for listed equity securities. Security order originating with a member on the floor of an exchange when dealing with his or her own account, versus an upstairs order.
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