Look up: specialist

1. specialist
   Organism which has adopted a lifestyle specific to a particular set of conditions. Contrast with generalist.
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2. Specialist
   On an exchange, the member firm that is designated as the market maker (or dealer for a listed common stock). Only one specialist can be designated for a given stock, but dealers may be specialists for several stocks. In contrast, there can be multiple market makers in the OTC market.
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3. Specialist
   Is a person on the floor of an exchange who is supposed to buy when others are selling, and sell when others are buying so as to maintain and orderly market. In doing so, specialists run risks and they are compensated by the spreads.
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4. Specialist
   A doctor who treats only certain parts of the body, certain health problems, or certain age groups. Normally, a specialist has received advanced training in a specialty field. For example, some doctors treat only heart problems. Some health plans require enrollees to obtain a referral from a primary care provider prior to seeing a specialist in order for the specialist care to be reimbursed. Also see Referral or Primary Care Physician.
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5. Specialist
   A member of a US stock exchange who holds an exclusive franchise to trade in one or more securities on the exchange floor. The specialist in return is obliged to maintain a fair and orderly market in the stocks in which he or she is registered.
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6. specialist
   [n] - practices one branch of medicine 2. [n] - an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
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7. Specialist
   A member of a stock exchange, a market maker, who provides a market in one or more securities. A... <a target=_blank href="http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/specialist.htm?id=1344&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false" title="Read full definition of specialist">more</a>
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8. specialist
   in medecine,one who concentrates on 1 special branch of medical science Category: Medicine • a stock exchange member who is designated to maintain a fair and orderly market in a specific stock Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • in the PROTEUS system:process of decision-making at choice points which considers linguistic and non-linguistic domain knowledge for…
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9. Specialist
   Spe"cial·ist noun One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist , one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.
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10. specialist
    One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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11. specialist
    specializer noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
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12. specialist
    noun practices one branch of medicine
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13. Specialist
    `Specialist` frequently refers to an expert in a profession. It can also mean: *Specialist (rank), a military rank *Specialist degree, in academia *`Specialist`, a song by the band Interpol *`The Specialist`, the English translation of `Lo Sconosciuto`, an Italian comics character *Generalist and specialist species, a method of species categorization *A market maker in a stock exchange *Medical specialist, someone who specializes in a particular...
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14. specialist
    (spesh´әl-ist) a health care professional whose practice is limited to a particular area, such as a branch of medicine, surgery, or nursing; especially, one who by virtue of advanced training is certified by a specialty board as being qualified to so limit his or her practice.
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15. Specialist
    • (n.) One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.
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16. specialist
    One who has developed professional expertise in a particular specialty or subject area.
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17. Specialist
    On an exchange, the member firm that is designated as the market maker (or dealer for a listed common stock). Member of a stock exchange who maintains a "fair and orderly market" in one or more securities. Only one specialist can be designated for a given stock, but dealers may be specialists for several stocks. In contrast, there can be ...
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18. Specialist
    Stock exchange member firm with the responsibility of ensuring an orderly market in a particular security. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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19. specialist
    An expert at activities not usually done by auditors (such as an appraiser for valuation).
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20. Specialist
    a species with narrow food preferences, habitat preferences, or both (after Ricklefs 1970:871) (see Generalist).
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21. specialist
    A member of a stock exchange through which all trades in a given security pass.
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22. Specialist
    A stock exchange
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23. Specialist
    A stock exchange
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24. specialist
    A health care provider who has received advanced training in a specific field of medicine.…
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25. specialist
    A stock exchange member who makes a market for certain exchange-traded securities, maintaining an inventory of those securities and standing ready to buy and sell shares as necessary to maintain an orderly market for those shares. Can be an individual, partnership, corporation or group of firms. see also market maker, book, Accredited Personal Fina…
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