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Series: A narrative form that presents weekly episodes, usually self-contained, with a defined set of recurring characters.

World Series: The championship series matching the winners of the American League and the National League. The series is preceded by Divisional and League Championship series in each league. The World Ser . . . View Full Definition

Options Series: An options series includes all the contracts within an options class that have identical terms, including expiration date and strike price. For example, all of the calls on Stock A that expi . . . View Full Definition

Series 6: The Series 6 is a licensing examination that you must pass to be entitled to sell mutual funds and variable annuities to investors. The examination, which is administered by NASD, is a 100-q . . . View Full Definition

Series 63: The Series 63 is a licensing examination that most states require for anyone who wants to sell securities within the state. Developed by the North American Securities Administrators Associat . . . View Full Definition

Series 7: To be licensed to sell securities to individual investors, brokers must pass the Series 7 exam, also called the General Securities Registered Representative Examination. The six-hour test re . . . View Full Definition

Soil Series: A group of soils having horizons (or layers) similar in characteristics and arrangement in the soil profile, except for the texture of the surface portion. They are given proper names from p . . . View Full Definition

Balmer Series: A series of lines in the emission spectrum of hydrogen that involve transitions to the n=2 state from states with n>2.

Series E Bond: A local and state tax-free bond issued by the U.S. government from 1941 to 1979, which was then replaced by Series HH bonds.

Series Bond: Bond that may be issued in several series under the same indenture document.