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91Lymphedema — Classification and external resources ICD 10 I89.0, I97.2, Q82.0 …
92Sharpe Ratio — A ratio developed by Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe to measure risk adjusted performance. The Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the risk free rate such as that of the 10 year U.S. Treasury bond from the rate of return for a portfolio… …
93Warfarin — This article is about the drug with the brandname Coumadin. For the anticoagulant rodenticide poisons often called coumarins or coumadins , see 4 hydroxycoumarins. Warfarin …
94Montrose Chemical Corporation of California — After World War II, Montrose Chemical Corporation of California, 20201 S. Normandie Ave., Unincorporated LA County, California began producing Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane (DDT), the new “wonder pesticide.” Their waste disposal system… …
95Single-index model — The single index model (SIM) is an asset pricing model commonly used in the finance industry to measure risk and return of a stock. Mathematically the SIM is expressed as:: rit rf = ai + Bi(rmt rf) + Eit ,: R i = alpha i + eta iR m,where:: rit − …
96Oregon Death with Dignity Act — Measure 16 of 1994 established the U.S. state of Oregon s Death with Dignity Act (ORS 127.800 995[1]), which legalizes physician assisted dying with certain restrictions. Passage of this initiative made Oregon the first U.S. state and one of the… …
97alpha — Measure of risk adjusted performance. An alpha is usually generated by regressing the security or mutual fund s excess return ( excess returns) on the S&P 500 excess return. The beta adjusts for the risk (the slope coefficient). The alpha is the… …
98RAROC — risk adjusted return on capital (RAROC) An economic approach to measure unit and product profitability within a financial institution. Returns, adjusted to reflect normalized or expected losses, are divided by an amount of capital that is… …
99Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
100Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 — The Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 (CFMA) is United States federal legislation that officially ensured the deregulation of financial products known as over the counter derivatives. It was signed into law on December 21, 2000 by… …
