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Change: The appraisal principle that holds that no physical or economic condition remains constant.

Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC): The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an independent federal agency that oversees and regulates the securities industry in the United States and enforces securities laws. The SEC r . . . View Full Definition

Absolute Mean Sea Level Change: An eustatic change in mean sea level relative to a conventional terrestrial coordinate system with the origin at the center of mass of the Earth.

Montreal Exchange-Bourse De Montreal: The oldest stock exchange in Canada trading stocks, bonds, futures, and options. The Canadian Market Portfolio Index (XXM) tracks the market performance of the 25 highest-capitalization stoc . . . View Full Definition

Regional Exchange: Stock exchanges in cities other than New York are called regional exchanges. They list both regional stocks, which may or may not be listed on the New York exchanges, as well as stocks that . . . View Full Definition

Standard Enthalpy Change: A change in enthalpy associated with a reaction or transformation involving substances in their standard states.

Link Exchange: a reciprocal linking scheme often facilitated by a site devoted to directory pages. Link exchanges usually allow links to sites of low or no quality, and add no value themselves. Quality dir . . . View Full Definition

Relative Mean Sea Level Change: A local change in mean sea level relative to a network of bench marks established in the most stable and permanent material available (bedrock, if possible) on the land adjacent to the tide . . . View Full Definition

Futures Exchange: Traditionally, futures contracts and options on those contracts have been bought and sold on a futures exchange, or trading floor, in a defined physical space. In the US, for example, there . . . View Full Definition

Foreign Exchange (FOREX): Any type of financial instrument that is used to make payments between countries is considered foreign exchange. The list of instruments includes electronic transactions, paper currency, che . . . View Full Definition