NRSRO
A formal term to define credit rating agencies which provide credit ratings which the government used in several regulatory areas. Ratings provided are used often by investors, and used as standards by state and federal agencies. To be an NRSRO, the agency has to be "nationally recognized" in the United States and give trustworthy and credible ratings.
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System establishing the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits for certain Federal employees. The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) ...
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Big Board
Name given to the New York Stock Exchange. Being the oldest stock exchange in the United States and the biggest stock exchange in market capitaliza ...
Buy to Open
Describing the opening of a long position in option transactions. Used by several brokerages, opening the position is not held short in the account ...
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976
A law passed by President Ford that requires large companies to file a report with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice before co ...
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