Acronyms

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Acronyms are abbreviations and a number pf Acronyms float around in the World of Finance. In case, one does not know the meaning of the same, the entire issue, discussion, point of observation, etc. may not be understood correctly. Although it is often said that use of Acronyms should be restricted to the bare minimum, in the real life scenario, their use is increasing and they are "invented" on a regular basis. A list of popular acronyms are appended below with their expanded form.

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[edit] A

A: A Nasdaq symbol indicating that stocks of a particular company are class A stocks.
AAA: Triple-A (AAA) rated Bonds are the highest rated bonds and are considered very safe.
ABI: Absolute Breadth Index
ACRS: Accelerated Cost Recovery System
ARR: Accounting Rate of Return
AP: Accounts Payable
AR: Accounts Receivable
ABB: Activity Based Budgeting
ABM: Activity Based Management
ADF: Andorran Franc
ARM: Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
ACB: Adjusted Cost Base
AGI: Adjusted Gross Income
APV: Adjusted Present Value
AD: Advance/Decline Line
AED: U.A.E. Dirham
AFA: Afghanistan Afghani
ATOI: After Tax Operating Income
AHT: After-Hours Trading
ALL: Albanian Lek
AON: All Or None
AMT: Alternative Minimum Tax
ADR: American Depositary Receipt
ADS: American Depositary Share
AMEX: American Stock Exchange
ANG: Netherlands Antilles Guilder
AER: Annual Equivalent Rate
AGM: Annual General Meeting
APR: Annual Percentage Rate
APY: Annual Percentage Yield
AON: Angolan New Kwanza
APT: Arbitrage Pricing Theory
ARS: Argentinian Nuevo Peso
AXJ: Asia Ex-Japan
ABF: Asian Bond Fund
AAF: Asset Allocation Fund
ASCOT: Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction
AUM: Assets Under Management
AIR: Assumed Interest Rate
ADSL: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
ATHEX: Athens Stock Exchange
ATS: Austrian Schillings
AMPS: Auction Market Preferred Stock
AUD: Australian dollar
ASX: Australian Stock Exchange
ABS: Automated Bond System
ACT: Automated Confirmation Transaction Service
ACATS: Automated Customer Account Transfer Service
AAGR: Average Annual Growth Rate
AAR: Average Annual Return
ADTV: Average Daily Trading Volume
ADX: Average Directional Index
AQO: Average Qualitative Opinion
ATR: Average True Range
AWG: Aruba Guilder

[edit] B

BSE: Bahrain Stock Exchange
BOP: Balance Of Payments
BOT: Balance Of Trade
BIS: Bank For International Settlements
BIC: Bank Investment Contract
BOE: Bank of England
BOJ: Bank Of Japan
BA: Banker's Acceptance
B/D: Barrels Per Day
BPS: Basis Point
BBD: Barbados Dollar
BDT: Bangladesh Taka
BI: Beginning Inventory
BSE: Beirut Stock Exchange
BCR: Benefit Cost Ratio
BSX: Bermuda Stock Exchange
BGN: Bulgarian Lev
BHD: Bahraini Dinar
BIF: Burundi Franc
BMD: Bermudian Dollar
BND: Brunei Dollar
BCE: Board Certified In Estate Planning
BOD: Board Of Directors
BOB: Bolivian Boliviano
BBV: Bolsa Boliviana de Valores
BAN: Bond Anticipation Note
BEY: Bond Equivalent Yield
BRL: Brazilian Real
BSD: Bahamanian Dollar
BTN: Bhutan Ngultrum
BDC: Business Development Company
BIMBO: Buy-In Management Buyout
BWP: Botswana Pula
BZP: Belize Dollar

[edit] C

CAD: Canadian Dollar
CIV: Calculated Intangible Value
CESG: Canada Education Savings Grant
CRA: Canada Revenue Agency
CCMA: Canadian Capital Markets Association
CIPF: Canadian Investor Protection Fund
CMHC: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CCA: Capital Cost Allowance
CDA: Capital Dividend Account
CAPEX: Capital Expenditure
CML: Capital Market Line
CCC: Cash Conversion Cycle
CDPU: Cash Distribution Per Unit
CEPS: Cash Earnings Per Share
CF: Cash Flow
CFAT: Cash Flow After Taxes
CFPS: Cash Flow Per Share
CFROI: Cash Flow Return on Investment
CFTB: Commodities Futures Trade Board
CMB: Cash Management Bill
COD: Cash On Delivery
CROGI: Cash Return on Gross Investment
VXN: CBOE Nasdaq Volatility Index
CPF: Central Provident Fund
CD: Certificate Of Deposit
COUGRS: Certificate of Government Receipts
COP: Certificate of Participation
CAS: Certified Annuity Specialist
CFS: Certified Fund Specialist
CIMC: Certified Investment Management Consultant
CIMS: Certified Investment Management Specialist
CPA: Certified Public Accountant
CSC: Certified Senior Consultant
CFA: Chartered Financial Analyst
CIC: Chartered Investment Councelor
CMT: Chartered Market Technician
CTD: Cheapest to Deliver
CHF: Swiss franc
CBOE: Chicago Board Options Exchange
CEO: Chief Executive Officer
CFO: Chief Financial Officer
COO: Chief Operating Officer
CSO: Chief Security Officer
CISO: Chief Information Security Officer
CDR: Chinese Depositary Receipt
CINS: CUSIP International Numbering System
CMP: Civil Money Penalty
CLP: Chili Peso
CNY: China Yuan Renminbi
CV: Coefficient Of Variation
CDO: Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO: Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMO: Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
CLTV: Combined Loan To Value Ratio
CMBS: Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CFTC: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CRB: Commodity Research Bureau Index
CSI: Commodity Selection Index
CTA: Commodity Trading Advisor
COLI: Company Owned Life Insurance
CAV: Compound Accreted Value
CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate
CPR: Conditional Prepayment Rate
CCLIA: Connie Lee - College Construction Loan Insurance Association
COBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CCI: Consumer Confidence Index
CPG: Consumer Packaged Goods
CPI: Consumer Price Index
CCAPM: Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model
COCOS: Contingent Convertibles
CDSC: Contingent Deferred Sales Charge
CVR: Contingent Value Rights
COP: Colombian Peso
CFR: Cost and Freight
COGS: Cost Of Goods Sold
CPC: Cost Per Click
CPM: Cost Per Thousand
CIF: Cost, Insurance and Freight
CER: Coupon Equivalent Rate
CRC: Costa Rican Colon
CLN: Credit Linked Note
CVI: Cumulative Volume Index
CUP: Cuban Peso
CAF: Currency Adjustment Factor
CCS: Current Cost of Supplies
CUSIP: Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
CTI: Customer Type Indicator Codes
CVE: Cape Verde Escudo
CYP: Cyprus Pound
CZK: Czech Koruna

[edit] D

D
DAX: German Stocks
DPO: Days Payable Outstanding
DSI: Days Sales Of Inventory
DSO: Days Sales Outstanding
DECS: Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock
DSCR: Debt-Service Coverage Ratio
DTI: Debt-To-Income Ratio
DIP: Debtor in Possession
DIP: Debtor-in-Possession Financing
DAC: Deferred Acquisition Costs
DES: Delivered Ex Ship
DVP: Delivery Versus Payment
DWAC: Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian
DTCC: Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
DTC: Depository Trust Company
DTCT: Depository Trust Company Tracking
DOT: Designated Order Turnaround
DSE: Dhaka Stock Exchange
DAT: Direct Access Trading
DPP: Direct Participation Program
DSPP: Direct Stock Purchase Plan
DMI: Directional Movement Index
DCF: Discounted Cash Flow
DLOM: Discounts For Lack Of Marketability
DNI: Distributable Net Income
DDM: Dividend Discount Model
DECS: Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock
DRIP: Dividend Reinvestment Plan
DRD: Dividends Received Deduction
DJF: Djibourti Franc
DKK: Danish Krone
DRIFT: Do It Right The First Time
DNI: Do Not Increase
DNR: Do Not Reduce
DCA: Dollar-Cost Averaging
DK: Don't Know
DOP: Dominican Republic Peso
DJ-AIGCI: Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index
DJIA: Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJTA: Dow Jones Transportation Average
DJUA: Dow Jones Utility Average
DAIO: Down-and-In Option
DAOO: Down-and-Out Option
DINKS: Dual Income, No Kids
DEWKS: Dually Employed With Kids

[edit] E

EIC: Earned Income Credit
EBIT: Earnings Before Interest & Tax
EBIAT: Earnings Before Interest After Taxes
EBIDA: Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation And Amortization
EBITD: Earnings Before Interest, Tax and Depreciation
EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
EBITDAL: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization And Special Losses
EBITDAR: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Restructuring or Rent Costs
EBITDAX: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization, and Exploration Expenses
EBT: Earnings Before Tax
EPS: Earnings Per Share
EOQ: Economic Order Quantity
EVA: Economic Value Added
EVE: Economic Value Of Equity
EKK: Estonian Kroon
EMH: Efficient Market Hypothesis
EGP: Egyptian Pound.
ECN: Electronic Communication Network
EDGAR: Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
EITF: Emerging Issues Task Force
EBSA: Employee Benefits Security Administration
EBO: Employee Buyout
ERISA: Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESOT: Employee Share Ownership Trust
ESO: Employee Stock Option
ESOP: Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ETA: Employment And Training Administration
ECI: Employment Cost Index
EV/EBITDA
ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning
EV: Enterprise Value
ECM: Equity Capital Market
ELN: Equity Linked Note
EMC: Equity Market Capitalization
EPP: Equity Premium Puzzle
ETB: Ethiopian Birr
EUR: Euro
EURIBOR: Euro Interbank Offer Rate
EMTN: Euro Medium Term Note
EONIA: Euro Overnight Index Average
EAFE: Europe, Australasia, Far East
EMEA: Europe, Middle East and Africa
ECB: European Central Bank
EMU: European Economic and Monetary Union
EMS: European Monetary System
EXW: Ex Works
ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund
MER: Expense Ratio
EMA: Exponential Moving Average

[edit] F

F
FLP: Family Limited Partnership
FCC: Federal Communications Commission
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FFCS: Federal Farm Credit System
FOMC: Federal Open Market Committee
FRB: Federal Reserve Board
FTC: Federal Trade Commission
FICO
FOK: Fill Or Kill
FASB: Financial Accounting Standards Board
FY: Fiscal Year
FAB: Five Against Bond Spread
FJD: Fiji Dollar
FKP: Falkland Islands Pound
FLEX: Flexible Exchange Option
FSA: Flexible Spending Account
FRN: Floating-Rate Note
FOF: Flow Of Funds
FMAN: February, May, August, and November
FDA: Food And Drug Administration
FII: Foreign Institutional Investor
FRODOR: Foreign Official Dollar Reserves
FIE: Foreign-Invested Enterprise
FX: Forex
FRA: Forward Rate Agreement
FTM: Forward Triangular Merger
FHLMC: Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp
FAS: Free Alongside
FAR: Free Asset Ratio
FCF: Free Cash Flow
FCFF: Free Cash Flow For The Firm
FOB: Free On Board
FTSE: Financial Times (F-T) and London Stock Exchange (S-E)
FTOB: Frankfurter Termin- und Optionenbörse
FFO: Funds From Operations
FFE: Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment

[edit] G

G
GBP: British pound
GATT: General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade
GCF: General Collateral Financing Trades
GO: General Obligation Bond
GAAP: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS: Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
GHC: Ghanian Cedi
GIP: Gibraltar Pound
GSA: Glass-Steagall Act
GDR: Global Depositary Receipt
GIPS: Global Investment Performance Standards
GRS: Global Registered Share
GMD: Gambian Dalasi
GNF: Guinea Franc
GSCI: Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
GTC: Good 'Till Canceled
GTM: Good This Month
GGM: Gordon Growth Model
GSE: Government-Sponsored Enterprise
GSRA: Government-Sponsored Retirement Arrangement
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GNP: Gross National Product
GPM: Gross Processing Margin
G-5: Group of Five
G-7: Group Of Seven
G10: Group of Ten
GARP: Growth At A Reasonable Price
GTQ: Guatemala Quetzal
GIC: Guaranteed Investment (Interest) Certificate
GIC: Guaranteed Investment Contract
GLWB: Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit
GYD: Guyanese Dollar

[edit] H

HICP: Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
HSA: Health Savings Account
HJM: Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model
HDD: Heating Degree Day
HNWI: High Net Worth Individual
HDHP: High-Deductible Health Plan
HIFO: Highest In, First Out
HLT: Highly Leveraged Transaction
HKD: Hong Kong dollar
HNL: Honduran Lempira
HOLDR: Holding Company Depository Receipt
HIBOR: Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate
HTG: Haitian Gourde
HUF: Hungarian Forint
HTML: HyperText Markup Language

[edit] I

IDR: Indonesian Rupiah
ILS: Israeli New Shekel
IV: Implied Volatility
ISO: Incentive Stock Option
IAN: Index Amortizing Note
IDA: Individual Development Account
IRA: Individual Retirement Account
IDRB: Industrial Development Revenue Bonds
IPI: Industrial Production Index
IPA: Inflation-Protected Annuity
IPS: Inflation-Protected Security
IPO: Initial Public Offering
INR: Indian Rupee
IBES: Institutional Brokers' Estimate System
IRP: Interest Rate Parity
IRR: Internal Rate Of Return
IRS: Internal Revenue Service
IAS: International Accounting Standards
IAFE: International Association of Financial Engineers
IBAN: International Bank Account Number
IBF: International Banking Facility
IDR: International Depository Receipt
IFRS: International Financial Reporting Standards
ISIN: International Securities Identification Number
ISMA: International Securities Market Association
ISDA: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISP: Internet Service Provider
IB: Introducing Broker
IB: Investment Bank
IPS: Investment Policy Statement
IR: Investor Relations
IQD: Iraqi Dinar
IRR: Iranian Rial
ICULS: Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock
ILOC: Irrevocable Letter Of Credit
ISK: Iceland Krona
ISLM

[edit] J

JAJO: January, April, July, and October
JMD: Jamaican Dollar
JOD: Jordanian Dina
JTIC: Joint Tenants in Common
JTWROS: Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship
JPY: Japanese yen
JCP: Junior Capital Pool
JIC: Just In Case
JIT: Just In Time

[edit] K

KES: Kenyan Shilling
KHR: Cambodian Riel
KMF: Comoros Franc
KYC: Know Your Client
KOSPI: Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes
KPW: North Korean Won
KRW: Korean Won
KSOP
KWD: Kuwaiti Dinar
KYD: Cayman Islands Dollar
KZT: Kazakhstan Tenge

[edit] L

LGAP: Lady Godiva Accounting Principles
LAK: Laos Kip
LIFO: Last In, First Out
LTM: Last Twelve Months

LFY

Last Full Year
LBP: Lebanese Pound
LBO: Leveraged Buyout
LDI: Liability Driven Investment
LLC: Limited Liability Company
LP: Limited Partnership
LYON: Liquid Yield Option Note
LKR: Sri Lankan Rupee
LTV: Loan To Value Ratio
LIBID: London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR: London Interbank Offered Rate
LRIC: Long Run Incremental Cost
LRATC: Long-Run Average Total Cost
LTCM: Long-Term Capital Management
LRD: Liberian Dollar
LSL: Lesotho Loti
LTL: Lithuanian Litas
LVL: Latvian Lat
LYD: Libyan Dinar

[edit] M

MAD: Moroccan Dirham
MEBO: Management And Employee Buyout
MBO: Management Buyout
MPC: Marginal Propensity To Consume
MTM: Mark To Market
MIT: Market If Touched
MOC: Market On Close
MTA: Market Technicians Association
MVA: Market Value Added
MVQ: Market versus Quote
MBA: Master Of Business Administration
MBM: Maturity by Maturity Bidding
MTN: Medium Term Note
MJSD: March, June, September, and December
MMK: Myanmar Kyat
MNT: Mongolian Tughrik
MPT: Modern Portfolio Theory
MACRS: Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System
MIRR: Modified Internal Rate Of Return
M&M: Modigliani-Miller Theorem
MCI: Monetary Conditions Index
MUICP: Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices
MMDA: money market demand account
MZM: Money Zero Maturity
MOP: Macau Pataca
MRQ: Most Recent Quarter
MA: Moving Average
MACD: Moving Average Convergence Divergence
MRO: Mauritanian Ouguiya
MTL: Maltese Lira
MNC: Multinational Corporation
MBO: Municipals-Over-Bonds Spread
MUR: Mauritius Rupee
MVR: Maldive Rufiyaa
MWK: Malawi Kwacha
MXP: Mexican peso
MYR: Malaysian Ringgit
MZM: Mozambique Metical

[edit] N

N
NAD: Namibia Dollar
NASDAQ: National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
NAIC: National Association of Investors Corporation
NAREIT: National Association Of Real Estate Investment Trusts
NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers
NBBO: National Best Bid and Offer
NFA: National Futures Association
NMS: National Market System
NRD: National Registration Database
NSCC: National Securities Clearing Corporation
NSMIA: National Securities Markets Improvement Act
NT: Near Term
NVI: Negative Volume Index
NCD: Negotiable Certificate Of Deposit
NOW: Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) Account
NAL: Net Advantage To Leasing
NAV: Net Asset Value
NAVPS: Net Asset Value Per Share
NCAVPS: Net Current Asset Value Per Share
NI: Net Income
NIMS: Net Interest Margin Securities
NOI: Net Operating Income
NOL: Net Operating Loss
NOPAT: Net Operating Profit After Tax
NOPLAT: Net Operating Profit Less Adjusted Taxes
NPV: Net Present Value
NYBOT: New York Board Of Trade
NYMEX: New York Mercantile Exchange
NYSE: New York Stock Exchange
NGN: Nigerian Naira
NIO: Nicaraguan Cordoba
NMF: No Meaningful Figure
NOK: Norwegian Krone
NPL: Non Performing Loan
NDF: Non-Deliverable Forward
NDS: Non-Deliverable Swap
NMS: Normal Market Size
NCIB: Normal-Course Issuer Bid
NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
NOB: Note Against Bond Spread
NIF: Note Issuance Facility
NPR: Nepal Rupee
NZD: New Zealand Dollar

[edit] O

OEX: Symbol for the Standard & Poor's 100 Index
OTS: Office Of Thrift Supervision
OHLC: Open, High, Low, Close Chart
OASDI: Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program
OMR: Oman Rial
OBV: On-Balance Volume
OMO: Open Market Operations
OCF: Operating Cash Flow
OIBDA: Operating Income Before Depreciation And Amortization
OPALS: Optimized Portfolio as Listed Securities
OAS: Option Adjusted Spread
OPRA: Options Price Reporting Authority
OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
OID: Original Issue Discount
OTC: Over-The-Counter
OTCBB: Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board
OTC: Over-The-Counter Market

[edit] P

P2P: Peer To Peer or Path To Profitability
PAB: Panama Balboa
PCX: Pacific Exchange
PFIC: Passive Foreign Investment Company
PIK: Payment In-Kind
PEN: Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PBGC: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
PPA: Pension Protection Act Of 2006
PPO: Percentage Price Oscillator
PCE: Personal Consumption Expenditures
PCEPI: Index for Personal Consumption Expenditures
PGK: Papua New Guinea Kina
PHLX: Philadelphia Stock Exchange
PHP: Philippine Peso
PLN: Polish Zloty
POP: Point of Purchase
PFE: Polarized Fractal Efficiency
PVI: Positive Volume Index
PERC: Preferred Equity Redemption Stock
PRIDES: Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Security
PBV: Price By Volume Chart
PVBP: Price Value of a Basis Point
PE: Price-Earnings Ratio
PSR: Price-To-Sales Ratio
PEG: Price/Earnings To Growth
PEGY: Price/Earnings to Growth and Dividend Yield
PAB: Private Activity Bond
PIPE: Private Investment in Public Equity
PPI: Producer Price Index
P&L: Profit and Loss Statement
POF: Proof Of Funds
PPE: Property, Plant And Equipment
PINES: Public Income Notes
PLC: Public Limited Company
POP: Public Offering Price
PSA: Public Securities Association Standard Prepayment Model
PMI: Purchasing Managers' Index
PYG: Paraguay Guarani

[edit] Q

QAR: Qatar Riyal
QAE: Qualified Adoption Expenses
QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyer
QSR: Qualified Special Representative Agreement
QTIP: Qualified Terminable Interest Property Trust
QSD: Quality Spread Differential
QOQ: Quarter on Quarter
QUIPS: Quarterly Income Preferred Securities

[edit] R

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC: Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RTGS: Real Time Gross Settlement
RVP: Receive Versus Payment
RESP: Registered Education Savings Plan
RIA: Registered Investment Advisor
RPP: Registered Pension Plan
RRIF: Registered Retirement Income Fund
RRSP: Registered Retirement Savings Plan
RIC: Regulated Investment Company
RS: Relative Strength
RSI: Relative Strength Index
R&D: Research And Development
RPI: Retail Price Index
ROA: Return On Assets
ROCE: Return On Capital Employed
ROE: Return On Equity
ROI: Return On Investment
ROIC: Return On Investment Capital
RONA: Return On Net Assets
RONIC: Return On New Invested Capital
ROR: Return On Revenue
ROS: Return On Sales
RAR: Revenue Agent's Report
RAN: Revenue Anticipation Note
RPU: Revenue Per User
RPM: Revenue Seat Miles
RCB: Reverse Convertible Bond
RCN: Reverse Convertible Note
RUF: Revolving Underwriting Facility
RAROC: Risk Adjusted Return on Capital
RFRP: Risk-Free Rate Puzzle
ROL: Romanian New Leu
RTTC: Round Trip Transaction Costs
RUB: Russian ruble

[edit] S

S
SPA: Sales And Purchase Agreement
SAR: Saudi Riyal
SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley Act Of 2002
SIMPLE: Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers
SBD: Solomon Islands Dollar
SCR: Seychelles Rupee
SDD: Sudanese Dinar
SDP: Sudanese Pound
SAAR: Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
SEC: Securities And Exchange Commission
SIPC: Securities Investor Protection Corporation
STAMP: Securities Transfer Association Medallion Program
SEK: Swedish Krona
SGA: Selling, General & Administrative Expense
SGD: Singapore Dollar
SOMC: Shadow Open Market Committee
SVA: Shareholder Value Added
SHP: St. Helana Pound
SMA: Simple Moving Average
SEP: Simplified Employee Pension
SIBOR: Singapore Interbank Offered Rate
SPOT: Single Payment Options Trading
SSF: Single Stock Future
SIT: Slovenian Tolar
SKK: Slovak Koruna
SLL: Sierra Leone Leone
SOES: Small Order Execution System
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSN: Social Security Number
SRI: Socially Responsible Investment
SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications
SOS: Somali Shilling
SPAN: Standardized Portfolio Analysis
SDR: Special Drawing Rights
SPRA: Special Purchase and Resale Agreement
SPAC: Special Purpose Acquisition Company
SPV: Special Purpose Vehicle
SPDR: Spiders
SRG: Suriname Dollar
S&P: Standard & Poor's
SPX
SIC: Standard Industrial Classification
STARC: Stoller Average Range Channels
SAP: Statutory Accounting Principles
STD: Sao Tome/Principe Dobra
SWORD: Stock And Warrant Off-Balance Sheet R&D
SAR: Stock Appreciation Right
SEDOL: Stock Exchange Daily Official List
SPARQS: Stock Participation Accreting Redemption Quarterly-Pay Securities
STP: Straight Through Processing
STRYPES: Structured Yield Product Exchangeable For Stock
SSO: Sub-Sovereign Obligation
SEPP: Substantially Equal Periodic Payment
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SCM: Supply Chain Management
SGR: Sustainable Growth Rate
SVC: Salvador Colon
SYP: Syrian Pound
SEDAR: System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
SZL: Swaziland Lilangeni

[edit] T

T
T/P: Take-Profit Order
TAC: Targeted Amortization Class
TAN: Tax Anticipation Notes
TRS: Teacher Retirement System
TBE: Tenants By Entirety
TIC: Tenants In Common
TV: Terminal Value
THB: Thai Baht
TIAA-CREF: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund
TSV: Time Segmented Volume
TIE: Times Interest Earned
TND: Tunisian Dinar
TBA: To Be Announced
TOPIX: Tokyo Price Index
TSE: Tokyo Stock Exchange
TOP: Tonga P'anga
TCO: Total Cost Of Ownership
TEV: Total Enterprise Value
TER: Total Expense Ratio
TSR: Total Shareholder Return
TVI: Trade Volume Index
TTM: Trailing Twelve Months
TOD: Transfer-On-Death
TIPS: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
TIGRS: Treasury Investment Growth Receipts
TRL: Turkish New Lira
OZT: Troy Ounce
TRUPS: Trust Preferred Securities
TTD: Trinidad & Tobago Dollar
TWD: Taiwan Dollar
TZS: Tanzanian Shilling

[edit] U

U
UAH: Ukraine Hryvnia
UGS: Uganda Shilling
UI: Ulcer Index
UIP: Uncovered Interest Rate Parity
UCITS: Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities
UMA: Unified Managed Account
UMHA: Unified Managed Household Account
UGMA: Uniform Gifts to Minors Act
URDG: Uniform Rules For Demand Guarantees
UTMA: Uniform Transfers to Minors Act
UIT: Unit Investment Trust
UT: Unit Trust
UBTI: Unrelated Business Taxable Income
USD: U.S. dollar
UYU: Uruguayan Peso