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1
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ADR/ADS

A

American Depository Receipt (Share)

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AIR

A

Assumed Interest Rate

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APO

A

Additional Public Offering

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ATS

A

Alternative Trading System

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AUM

A

Assets Under Management

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BA

A

Banker’s Acceptance

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BD

A

Broker-Dealer

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CD

A

Certificate of Deposit

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CEO

A

Chief Executive Officer

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CMO

A

Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

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CMV

A

Current Market Value

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COGS

A

Cost of Goods Sold

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CPI

A

Consumer Price Index

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CTFC

A

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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CY

A

Current Yield

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DCF

A

Discounted Cash Flow

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DJIA

A

Dow Jones Industrial Average

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DMA

A

Direct Market Access

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DMM

A

Designated Market Maker

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DPP

A

Direct Participation Program

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21
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EE

A

Series EE Savings Bond

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EIA

A

Equity Index Annuity

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EPS

A

Earnings Per Share

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ERA

A

Exempt Reporting Adviser

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ERISA

A

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

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ETF

A

Exchange Traded Fund

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FAC

A

Face-Amount Certificate

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FED

A

Federal Reserve System

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FDIC

A

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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FIFO

A

First In, First Out

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FINRA

A

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

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FMV

A

Fair Market Value

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FNMA

A

Federal National Mortgage Association

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FOMC

A

Federal Open Market Committee

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FRB

A

Federal Reserve Board

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GIC

A

Guaranteed Investment Contract

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GNMA

A

Government National Mortgage Association

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GDP

A

Gross Domestic Product

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GO

A

General Obligation Bond

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HFT

A

High Frequency Trading

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HNW

A

High Net Worth

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IA

A

Investment Adviser

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IAR

A

Investment Adviser Representative

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IARD

A

Investment Adviser Registration Depository

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IPO

A

Initial Public Offering

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IRA

A

Individual Retirement Account

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IRC

A

Internal Revenue Code

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IRS

A

Internal Revenue Service

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JTIC

A

Joint Tenants in Common

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JTWROS

A

Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship

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LIFO

A

Last In, First Out

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LOI

A

Letter of Intent

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MRD

A

Minimum Required Distribution

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MSRB

A

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

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NASAA

A

North American Securities Administrators Association

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NASDAQ

A

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System

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NAV

A

Net Asset Value

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NIRP

A

Negative Interest-Rate Policy

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NL

A

No Load

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NYSE

A

New York Stock Exchange

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OTC

A

Over the Counter

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PE

A

Price-to-Earnings Ratio

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POA

A

Power of Attorney

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POD

A

Pay on Death

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POP

A

Public Offering Price

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REIT

A

Real Estate Investment Trust

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RF

A

Risk-Free Rate

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SEC

A

Securities and Exchange Commission

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SEP

A

Simplified Employee Pension Plan

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SIPC

A

Securities Investor Protection Corporation

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SPO

A

Subsequent Public Offering

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SRO

A

Self-Regulatory Organization

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STRIPS

A

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

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TIC

A

Tenants in Common

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TOD

A

Transfer on Death

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TSA

A

Tax-Sheltered Annuity

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TVA

A

Tennessee Valley Authority

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UGMA/UTMA

A

Uniform Gift (Transfers) to Minors Act

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UIT

A

Unit Investment Trust

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UVL

A

Universal Variable Life Insurance

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VLI

A

Variable Life Insurance

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YLD

A

Yield

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YTC

A

Yield to Call

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YTM

A

Yield to Maturity

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ZIRP

A

Zero Interest-Rate Policy

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ZR

A

Zero-Coupon