Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS): This is a cable modem standard that was developed by CableLabs. It handles the incoming and outgoing data signals between cable TV networks, personal computers or television sets.

 

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Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS): This is a cable modem standard that was developed by CableLabs. It handles the incoming and outgoing data signals between cable TV networks, personal computers or television sets.

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.

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 whe . . . View Full Definition

Overload Principle: Used to increase strength in the body, this principle says when you lift a weight more than you are used to, your body will react causing changes, and you will be able to handle this change . . . View Full Definition

Overlay Strategy: A strategy of using futures for asset allocation by pension sponsors to avoid disrupting the activities of money managers.

Overload: to apply a load in excess of that for which a device or structure is designed.

Overperform: To appreciate at a rate faster than appreciation of the overall market.

Overreaction Hypothesis: The supposition that investors overreact to unanticipated news, resulting in exaggerated movements in stock prices followed by corrections.

Overrunning: This occurs when a relatively warm air mass is forced above a cooler air mass of greater density. Weather generally associated with this event includes cloudiness, cool temperatures, and ste . . . View Full Definition