Noon Average Rate Contract - NARC — A type of currency forward contract that refers to the Bank of Canada s average noon rate for foreign exchange as a benchmark. The contract s negotiated exchange rate is compared to the noon rate and the two parties settle the difference in cash … Investment dictionary
Humans (Noon Universe) — Humans (люди) of the Noon Universe created by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky are mostly identical to homo sapiens. Humans inhabit numerous planets, but their original homeworld is probably Earth, others being populated by humans, presumably, as a… … Wikipedia
spot rate — The rate available in the spot market as opposed to forward rates. American Banker Glossary The theoretical yield on a zero coupon Treasury security. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * spot rate UK US noun [C] (also spot exchange rate) FINANCE … Financial and business terms
Spot rate — The theoretical yield on a zero coupon Treasury security. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * spot rate UK US noun [C] (also spot exchange rate) FINANCE, MONEY ► the rate at which one currency can be bought with another now, rather than a … Financial and business terms
High noon — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geomagnetic field — Magnetic field associated with the Earth. It is essentially dipolar (i.e., it has two poles, the northern and southern magnetic poles) on the Earth s surface. Away from the surface, the field becomes distorted. Most geomagnetists explain the… … Universalium
Spotted Owl — northern race plumage Conservation status … Wikipedia
Australian federal election, 2007 — Infobox Election election name = Australian federal election, 2007 country = Australia type = parliamentary ongoing = no previous election = Australian federal election, 2004 previous year = 2004 next election = Next Australian federal election… … Wikipedia
Hebrew calendar — The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha luach ha ivri), or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah… … Wikipedia
animal learning — ▪ zoology Introduction the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it is said to learn. That animals can learn seems to go without saying. The cat that… … Universalium
