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Ov Language: A language that tends to place the grammatical object before the verb in a sentence. Japanese is an example of an OV language. Contrast with VO languages. (pronounced 'oh-vee')

Vo Language: A language that tends to place the verb before the grammatical object in a sentence. Modern English is a VO language. Contrast with an OV language. (pronounced 'Vee-Oh')

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

Override: Extra commission that travel agents sometimes get, usually for selling a certain amount of a supplier's product.

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.

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

Overnight Position: A broker-dealer's position in a security at the end of a trading day.

Override Commission: Extra commission paid by suppliers for quantity or volume sales.

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