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What is 'Unbiased Predictor' The notion that the current market price of a physical commodity (its cash price or currency) will be...
What is ‘Real Estate Operating Company – REOC'
A company that invests in real estate and whose shares trade on a public exchange. A real...
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DefinitionThe National Bank Surveillance System is a computerized, off-site monitoring system developed by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "to assist...