Open market operations — (also known as OMO) is the buying and selling of government bonds on the open market by a central bank. It is the primary means of implementing monetary policy by a central bank. The usual aim of open market operations is to control the short… … Wikipedia
Open interest — (also known as open contracts or open commitments) refers to the total number of derivative contracts, like futures and options, that have not been settled in the immediately previous time period for a specific underlying security. A large open… … Wikipedia
open-end mortgage — A mortgage that allows the borrowing of additional sums, often on the condition that a stated ratio of collateral value to the debt be maintained. A mortgage that provides for future advances on the mortgage and which so increases the amount of… … Law dictionary
Open Window School — Location Bellevue, Washington, United States Information Type Private Established 1985 Locale Suburban Head of School … Wikipedia
open–end — adj: organized to allow for contingencies: as a: permitting additional debt to be incurred under the original debt instrument subject to specified conditions see also open end mortgage at mortgage b: having fluctuating capitalization of shares… … Law dictionary
Open outcry — Until 2009[1], trades on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange always involved a face to face interaction. There is one podium/desk on the trading floor for each of the exchange s three thousand or so stocks … Wikipedia
Open matte — For other uses, see Matte (disambiguation). A frame from a 35mm film print. Here, the picture is framed for the intended theatrical aspect ratio (inside the yellow box). Picture outside the yellow box is matted out when the film is shown in… … Wikipedia
Open-circuit time constant method — The open circuit time constant method is an approximate analysis technique used in electronic circuit design to determine the corner frequency of complex circuits. It also is known as the zero value time constant technique. The method provides a… … Wikipedia
Open marriage relationship — Relationships Types … Wikipedia
Open-label trial — An open label trial or open trial is a type of clinical trial in which both the researchers and participants know which treatment is being administered.[1] [2] This contrasts with single blind and double blind experimental designs, where… … Wikipedia
Open-pit mining — El Chino, located near Silver City, New Mexico, is an open pit copper mine … Wikipedia