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ACRONYMS:
BUSINESS, COINS, COMMERCE, CURRENCY, E*COMMERCE, ECONOMICS, FINANCE, GOVERNMENTAL, METALS, MINING REAL ESTATE, and INDUSTRY
Disclaimer: Yes, I know. Other acronyms exist, butchering language is one of the world's favorite past times. The one's listed here are simply within the realm of topics discussed on this website - those I keep coming across. There are undoubtedly thousands of fascinating acronyms relating to musical theory or aeronautical engineering not provided herein. You will have to go elsewhere for those (but please come back) as I can barely keep straight what I write about here. TIA.
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Class A stock shares; symbol denoting mutual funds with a front end fee |
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AAA |
Bond rating; highest investment grade |
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AAAID
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Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development |
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AAF |
Asset Allocation Fund |
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AAII |
American Association of Individual Investors |
| AAR | Average Annual Return |
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ABA |
American Banking Association [fin.] |
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ABC/abc |
(Elliot) wave action [TA] |
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ABI |
Absolute Breadth Index [FA] |
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ABS |
Agency backed security |
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ABS |
Asset Backed Security |
| ABS | Automated Bond System |
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ACAT |
Automated Customer Account Transfer |
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ACH |
Automatic Clearing House [Trading] |
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ACRS |
Accelerated Cost Recovery System |
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ACT |
Automated Confirmation Transaction Service [OTC securities] |
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AD |
Advance/Decline [TA] |
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AD |
Accumulation/distribution [TA] |
| ADBI | Asian Development Bank Institute |
| ADF | Asian Development Fund |
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ADR |
American Depository Receipt [Trading] |
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ADS |
American Depository Share [Trading] |
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ADP |
Alternate Delivery Procedure [Futures trading] |
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ADX |
Average Directional Index [TA] |
| ADV | Average Daily Volume |
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AER |
Annual Equivalent Rate |
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AFAIK |
as far as I know [net slang] |
| AFESD | Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development |
| AFFO | Adjusted funds from operations |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Area |
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AGI |
Adjusted Gross Income [econ.] |
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Ag |
Silver [elemental] |
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AGI |
adjusted gross income [US tax] |
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AH |
after hours |
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AIA |
American Institute of Architects |
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AICPA |
American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s [Acct.] |
| AID | United States' Agency for International Development |
| AIR | Assumed Interest Rate |
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AKA |
also known as [net slang] |
| ALALC | Latin American Free Trade Association |
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Alpha |
risk-adjusted performance coefficient |
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AMEX |
American Exchange [bourse]; American Express [US Co.] |
| AMF | Arab Monetary Fund |
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AMF |
l’Agence nationale d’encampment du secteur financier |
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AMT |
Alternative Minimum Tax [US tax] |
| AMU | Asian Monetary Unit |
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AN |
alpha-numeric |
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ANA |
American Numismatic Association |
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ANS |
American Numismatic Society |
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AON |
all-or-none |
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AP |
accounts payable [acct.] |
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AP |
associated person [fin.] |
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API |
American Petroleum Institute |
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API |
application program interface |
| APICORP | Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation |
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APO |
Absolute Price Oscillator [TA] |
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APR |
annual percentage rate [fin] |
| APSC | Arab Petroleum Services Company |
| APTI | Arab Petroleum Training Institute |
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APT |
Arbitrage Pricing Theory [econ] |
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APY |
annual percentage yield [fin] |
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AR |
Account Receivables [acct.]; After Rebate |
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ARM |
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage [RE] |
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ARV |
After Repaired Value |
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ASAP |
as soon as possible |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
| AsDB | Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
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ASP |
application service provider |
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ASTC |
ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Limited (ASTC) |
| ATHEX | Athens Stock Exchange |
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ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange |
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ATR |
Average True Range [FA] |
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Au |
Gold [elemental] |
| AUCC | American Uniform Commercial Code |
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AUD |
Australian Dollar [currency symbol] |
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BBB |
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B&M |
Brick & Mortar |
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B2B |
Business-to-Business commerce |
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B2C |
Business-to-Consumer commerce |
| BAD | Banque africaine de développement |
| BADEA | Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique/Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa |
| BAN | Bond Anticipation Note |
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BARR |
Bump and Run Reversal [TA] |
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BAS |
Brazilian Antitrust System [Brazilian Law 8884; composed of SEAE, SDE, CADE] |
| BCEAO | Banque Central des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/Central Bank of West African States |
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BGEIX |
American Century Global Gold Investor (mutual fund) |
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BGO |
Bema |
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BEA |
Bureau of Economic Analysis [US-Develops GDP numbers] |
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Beta |
Volatility coefficient |
| BEY | Bond Equivalent Yield |
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BF |
Black Friday |
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BFS |
Bankable Feasibility Study |
| BIC | Bank Investment Contract |
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BIS |
Bank for International Settlements [fin.] |
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BKX |
PHLX / KBW Bank Index |
| BLM | Bureau of Land and Management |
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BLS |
Bureau of Labor Statistics [US] |
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BO |
break-out (of previous trend) |
| BOD | Board of Directors |
| BOE | Bank of England |
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BOHICA |
bend over here it comes again [US mil. slang] |
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BOJ |
Bank of Japan |
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BOJ |
Bureau of Justice [US] |
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Book |
“Book” value |
| BOP | Balance of Payments |
| BOT | Balance of Trade |
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bot |
web-bot [computer program/algorithm] |
| BOX | Boston Options Exchange |
| BP | British Petroleum |
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BPD |
Bureau of Public Debt [US] |
| BPD | Barrel Per Day |
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BPI |
Bullish Percent Index [FA; market indicator] |
| BPP | Balanced Payment Plan |
| BPS | Basis Point |
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BSA |
Bank Secrecy Act |
| BSX | Bermuda Stock Exchange |
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BUGS |
Basket of Un-hedged Gold Stocks |
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BTW |
By the way [slang WWW] |
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CCC |
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C |
Citibank [NA ticker] |
| CA | Chartered Accountant |
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CAC40 |
French Bourse |
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CAD |
Computer Aided Design/Drafting |
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CAD |
Canadian Dollar [currency symbol] |
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CADE |
Administrative Council for Economic Defense [Brazilian] |
| CAMC | Central American Monetary Council |
| CAP | Convert and Parity [Market Makers] |
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CAPEX |
Capital Expense, expenditure [fin] |
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CAPM |
Capital Asset Pricing Model [econ] |
| CARIFTA | Caribbean Free Trade Association |
| CAS | Certified Annuity Specialist |
| CAUCA | Standard Central American Tariff Code |
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CB |
central bank(ers) |
| CBMS | Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities |
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CBCA |
Canadian Business Corporations Act |
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CBLRF |
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CBO |
Collateralized Bond Organization |
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CBOE |
Chicago Board Options Exchange |
| CBR | Cost Benefit Ratio |
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CBOT |
Chicago Board of Trade |
| CCA | Capital Cost Allowance |
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CCI |
Commodity Channel Index |
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CCR |
Cash on Cash Return |
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CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
| CCS | Current Cost of Supplies |
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CD |
Certificate of Deposit |
| CDB | Caribbean Development Bank |
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CDO |
Collateralized debt obligation |
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CDSC |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge [Mutual Funds] |
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CDI |
CHESS Depository Interest |
| CDA | Capital Dividend Account |
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CDS |
Canadian Depository for Securities Limited [.to ADR clearinghouse] |
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CDS |
Credit Default Swaps |
| CEB | Council of Europe Development Bank |
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CEC |
Commodities Exchange Center |
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CEF |
Central Fund of Canada |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer [Fin.] |
| CER | Coupon Equivalency Rater [Bonds] |
| CESG | Canada Education Savings Grant |
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CFA |
Chartered Financial Analyst |
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CFO |
Chief Financial Officer [Fin.] |
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CFO |
Cancel Former Order [Options] |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
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CFP |