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Two-Meter Test
a very mobile and inexpensive way to test for geothermal prospects. Probes are inserted into the ground at a two-meter depth to measure the temperature. Over the course of a year, the test will create a temperature gradient that is highly predictive of temperatures at even greater depth.
Mercury
used to describe the rules regarding execution of documents governed by English law arising from the decision in Mercury v. HMRC [2008] EWHC 2721. These can have significant implications for the logistics of Closing. Like the element, Mercury is potentially poisonous.
Naked Short Selling
short selling a Security without first borrowing the Security or ensuring that the Security can be borrowed, as is required under Regulation SHO.
Freemium
a pricing strategy that offers a basic version of a product to users for free with the goal of selling them additional features for a fee.
Gambit
a sports idiom from chess, used to describe a situation (i.e. an “opening gambit”) in which something is sacrificed at the outset to unsettle an opponent and gain an initiative right from the start.