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Overlapping debt
The portion of debt of political subdivisions or neighboring special districts that a municipality is responsible for.
Overlay strategy
A strategy of using futures for asset allocation by pension sponsors to avoid disrupting the activities of money_manager.
Overnight delivery risk
A risk brought about because differences in time zones between settlement centers require that payment or delivery on one side of a transaction be made without knowing until the next day whether the funds have been received in an account on the other side. Particularly apparent when delivery takes place in Europe for payment in dollars in New York.
Overnight position
A broker-dealer's position in a security at the end of a trading day.
Overnight repo
A repurchase agreement with a term of one day.
Overperform
To appreciate at a rate faster than appreciation of the overall market.
Overreaching
Used in the context of general equities. Creating artificial volume in a stock through activity not generated by normal/natural buyers and sellers in the market.
Overreaction hypothesis
The supposition that investors overreact to unanticipated news, resulting in exaggerated movements in stock prices followed by corrections.
Overrun
In the context of project financing, the amount of capital expenditures or funding above the original estimate to complete the project.
Overshooting
The tendency of a pool of MBS to reflect an especially high rate of prepayments the first time it crosses the threshold for refinancing, specially if two or more years have passed since the date of issue without the weighted average coupon of the pool crossing the refinancing threshold.
Oversold
Used in the context of general equities. Technically too low in price, and hence a technical correction is expected. Antithesis of overbought.
Oversubscribed issue
Investors are not able to buy all the shares or bonds they want, so underwriters must allocate the shares or bonds among investors. This occurs when a new issue is underpriced or in great demand because of growth prospects.
Oversubscription
The excess number of shares or bonds that investors want to buy but are not available due to high demand.
Oversubscription privilege
In a rights_offering, arrangement by which shareholders are given the right to apply for any shares that are not taken up.
over-the-counter (OTC)
A decentralized market (as opposed to an exchange market) where geographically dispersed dealers are linked by telephones and computer screens. The market is for securities not listed_security on a stock or bond exchange. The NASDAQ market is an OTC market for US stocks. Antithesis of listed_stocks.
Over-the-Counter Option
An option traded off-exchange, as opposed to a listed stock option. The OTC option has a direct link between buyer and seller, has no secondary market, and has no standardization of striking prices and expiration dates. See also Secondary Market.
Overtrading
Excessive broker trading in a discretionary account. Underwriters persuade brokerage clients to purchase some part of a new issue in return for the purchase by the underwriter of other securities from the clients at a premium. This premium is offset by the underwriting spread.
Overvalued
A stock price that is seen as too high according to the company's price-earnings ratio, expected earnings, or financial condition.
Overweight
Usually refers to recommendation that leads an investor to increase their investment in a particular security or asset class. The increase is usually with respect to a benchmark. Suppose that U.S. equities compose 40% of the benchmark portfolio. If one thinks the U.S. will outperform, the investor may increase the exposure to U.S. equity to more than 40%.
Overwithholding
Deducting and paying too much tax that may be refunded to the taxpayer or applied against the next period's obligation.
Overwriting
A speculative option strategy that involves selling call or put options on stocks that are believed to be overpriced or underpriced; the options are expected not to be exercised.
Own foreign offices
U.S. reporting institutions' parent organizations, branches, and/or majority owned subsidiaries located outside the United States.
Owner's equity
Paid-in capital plus donated capital plus retained earnings less liabilities.
Ownership-specific advantages
Property rights or intangible_asset, including patents, trademarks, organizational and marketing expertise, production technology, and management and general organizational abilities, that form the basis for a company's advantage over other firms.
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