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For A Number: Financial Times (F-T)-Actuaries 100 index: 'Dow average' of London.

NASD: NASD is the largest self-regulatory organization (SRO) in the United States. Formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers, NASD regulates broker-dealer firms and licenses . . . View Full Definition

Wash Versus Trim: USDA requires that any time fecal contamination is detected during meat and poultry processing, it must be removed from the carcass. At issue is how this rule has been applied and enforced b . . . View Full Definition

Asimovs Three Laws Of Robotics: Science fiction author Isaac Asimov originally posited Asimov's three laws in his short stories collected in I, Robot. These laws were mathematical limitations or hardwired parameters for ro . . . View Full Definition

Fractional Section: A parcel of land less than 160 acres, usually found at the edge of a rectangular survey. Undersized or oversized sections are classified as fractional sections. Fractional sections may occur . . . View Full Definition

Tariff Act Of 1930: P.L. 71-361, also known as the Smoot-Hawley Act, raised U.S. import tariffs to their highest levels in history, prompting U.S. trading partners to adopt their own retaliatory trade barriers . . . View Full Definition

Veterans Administration (VA) Mortgage: Become applicable or exercisable. A term mainly used on the context of employee stock ownership or option programs. Employees might be given equity in a firm but they must stay with the firm . . . View Full Definition

Tidal Current Charts: Charts on which tidal current data are depicted. Tidal Current Charts for a number of important waterways are published by the National Ocean Service. Each consists of a set of charts giving . . . View Full Definition

Cognate: Cognates are words that (1) match each other to some degree in sound and meaning, (2) come from a common root in an older language, but (3) did not actually serve as a root for each other. F . . . View Full Definition

Level Load: Some load mutual funds impose a recurring sales charge, called a level load, each year you own the fund rather than a sales charge to buy or sell shares. The level-load rate is generally low . . . View Full Definition