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Obligor

An Obligor is the institution or individual who owes money.  Another word for Obligor is Borrower.

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Offer

An Offer is the price where a trader will sell a stock, bond or other financial instrument. Another word for offer is Ask.

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One Sided Market

A One Sided Market is when a trader will only show you a buy OR sell price.  

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Open Position

An Open Position means you have an investment that can be affected by the market. Owning a stock or short selling a bond are both open positions because the value of those investments will change based upon the market.

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Order

An Order is a set of instructions given by an investor to a trader to buy or sell a specific stock, bond or other financial instrument on his/her behalf, often with restrictions on price and timing.

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Outperform the Market

Outperform the Market means your stock portfolio performed better than one of the major indices, such as the DJIA or S&P500.  Another way to say this is that you "Beat the Market."

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Overvalued

Overvalued means the price of an investment is more than it's value or what it's worth.