Abbreviations Flashcards
AIR
Assumed Interest Rate
APO
Additional Public Offering
ATS
Alternative Trading System
AUM
Assets Under Management
BA
Banker’s Acceptance
BCP
Business Continuity Plan
BD
Broker-Dealer
CD
Certificate of Deposit
CEF
Closed-End Fund
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CIP
Customer Identification Program
CMO
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
CMV
Current Market Value
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CY
Current Yield
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
DJIA
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DMA
Direct Market Access
DMM
Designated Market Maker
DPP
Direct Participation Program
EE
Series EE savings bond
EIA
Equity Index Annuity
ELN
Equity-Linked Note
EPS
Earning Per Share
ERA
Exempt Reporting Adviser
ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund
ETN
Equity-Traded Note
FAC
Face Amount Certificate
Fed
Federal Reserve System
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FIFO
First In, First Out
FINRA
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FMV
Fair Market Value
FNMA
Federal National Mortgage Association
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GIC
Guaranteed Investment Contract
GNMA
Government National Mortgage Association
GO
General Obligation bond
HFT
High Frequency Trading
HNW
High Net Worth
IA
Investment Adviser
IAR
Investment Adviser Representative
IARD
Investment Adviser Registration Depository
IPO
Initial Public Offering
IRA
Individual Retirement Account
IRC
Internal Revenue Code
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
JTIC
Joint Tenants In Common
JTWROS
Joint Tenants With Rights Of Survivorship
LIFO
Last In, First Out
LOI
Letter Of Intent
MSRB
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
NASAA
North American Securities Administrators Association
Nasdaq
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system
NAV
Net Asset Value
NIRP
Negative Interest Rate Policy
NL
No Load
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
OTC
Over The Counter
PE
Price to Earnings ratio
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
POA
Power Of Attorney
POD
Payable On Death
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
RF
Risk-Free rate
SEC
Securities Exchange Commission
SEP
Simplified Employee Pension plan
SIPC
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
SPO
Subsequent Public Offering
SRO
Self-Regulatory Organization
STRIPS
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
TIC
Tenants In Common
TOD
Transfer On Death
TSA
Tax-Sheltered Annuity
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority
UGMA
Uniform Gift to Minors Act
UTMA
Uniform Transfer to Minors Act
UIT
Unit Investment Trust
UVL
Universal Variable Life insurance
VLI
Variable Life Insurance
YLD
Yield
YTC
Yield To Call
YTM
Yield To Maturity
ZIRP
Zero Interest Rate Policy
ZR
Zero Coupon
UPIA
Uniform Prudent Investor Act
ILIT
Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
DNI
Distributable Net Income
CAPM
Capital Asset Pricing Model
EMH
Efficient Market Hypothesis
DRIP
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
EAFE
Europe, Australasia and Far East index