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Set The Table: To get runners on base ahead of the power hitters in the lineup.

Rear Sets: Racing-style footrests fitted towards the rear of the machine to allow the rider to adopt a racing crouch.

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): A federal law, enacted in 1974 and later revised, that ensures that the buyer and seller in a real estate transaction have knowledge of all settlement costs when the purchase of a one-to-fou . . . View Full Definition

Real Assets: Identifiable assets, such as land and buildings, equipment, patents, and trademarks, as distinguished from a financial investment.

Rearsets: When racing a motorcycle or just doing the twisties, a rider often finds that the pegs just get in the way when leaning the bike. A way around this is to relocate the pegs, foot brake, and s . . . View Full Definition

Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC): A computer processing architecture that requires fewer instructions to run applications, thus increasing processing speed.

Regular Settlement: Transaction in which a stock contract is settled and delivered on the fifth full business day following the date of the transaction (trade date). In Japan, regular settlement occurs three bu . . . View Full Definition

Regression Toward The Mean: The tendency that a random variable will ultimately have a value closer to its mean value.

Real Asset: An asset that is valuable because of its utility, such as real estate or physical equipment.

Reading The Tape: Judging the performance of stocks by monitoring changes in price as they are displayed on the ticker tape.