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Long-Term Debt-To-Equity Ratio: A capitalization ratio comparing long-term debt to shareholders' equity.

Operating Ratio: A ratio that measures a firm's operating efficiency.

Operating Performance Ratio: An overall measure of the efficiency of operations during a period: computed by dividing net income by net sales.

Open-Market Purchase Operation: A systematic program of repurchasing shares of stock in market transactions at current market prices, in competition with other prospective investors.

Open-Market Operations: Open-market operations allow the Fed to implement its monetary policy and regulate the money supply. The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) regularly instructs the securities des . . . View Full Definition

Operation: Statements which use programming commands to tell a computer to do something.

Operational Integration: The consolidation into a single operation of operations that were previously carried out separately by different providers.

Orchestration: Arranging a piece of music for an orchestra. Also, the study of music.

Organization For Economic Development And Cooperation (OECD): An international organization established by the United States, Canada and certain Western European countries in 1960. The OECD studies and discusses trade and related matters. Its current 2 . . . View Full Definition

Options Clearing Corporation (OCC): The Options Clearing Corporation issues all exchange-listed securities options in the United States and guarantees all transactions in those options. The OCC also assigns exercised options f . . . View Full Definition