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Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSy): The maximum number of a food or game population that can be harvested without harming the populations ability to grow back.

Stripped Yield: Securities that redistribute the cash flows from the underlying generic MBS collateral into the principal and interest components of the MBS to enhance their attaractiveness to different gro . . . View Full Definition

Sustainable: A sustainable way of life is one in which human needs are met without diminishing the ability of other people, wild species, or future generations to survive.

Steepening Of The Yield Curve: 1/16 (0.0625) of one full point in price. Often used in negotiations to compromise an eighth difference, and in options trading. See: Teenyo.

Riding The Yield Curve: Buying long-term bonds in anticipation of capital gains as yields fall with the declining maturity of the bonds.

Required Yield: Generally referring to bonds; the yield required by the marketplace to match available expected returns for financial instruments with comparable risk.

Sustainable Agriculture: A systematic approach to agriculture that focuses on ensuring the long-term productivity of human and natural resources for meeting food and fiber needs. The FACT ACT of 1990 defines sustain . . . View Full Definition

Repitition Maximum (Rm): This is the maximum number of repetitions per set that can be performed at a given resistance with proper lifting technique. Thus, a set at a certain RM implies the set is performed to momen . . . View Full Definition

Tax-Equivalent Yield: Employer-sponsored and other plans that allow contributions and earnings to be made and accumulate tax-free until they are paid out as benefits.

Sustained Yield: An output of renewable resources that does not impair the productivity of the resource: it implies a balance between harvesting and incremental growth or replenishment.