Common Abbreviations Flashcards

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ADR/ADS

A

American depositary receipt/share

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AIR

A

assumed interest rate

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APO

A

additional public offering

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AMTI

A

alternative minimum taxable income

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AUM

A

assets under management

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BCP

A

business continuity plan

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BD

A

broker-dealer

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BSA

A

Bank Security Act

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BU

A

bushel

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CD

A

certificate of deposit

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CEF

A

closed-ended fund

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CEO

A

chief executive officer

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CFTC

A

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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CIP

A

customer identification program

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CMO

A

collateralized mortgage obligation

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CMV

A

current market value

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CODA

A

cash or deferred arrangement

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COGS

A

cost of good sold

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CPI

A

Consumer Price Index

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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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EE

A

Series EE savings bonds

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EIA

A

equity index annuity

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ELN

A

equity linked note

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EPS

A

earnings per share

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ERA

A

exempt reporting advisor

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ERISA

A

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

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ESG

A

environmental, social, and governance investing

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ETF

A

exchange-traded fund

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ETN

A

exchange-traded note

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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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GDP

A

gross domestic product

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GIC

A

guaranteed investment contract

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GNMA

A

Government National Mortgage Association

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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 advisor

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IAR

A

investment advisor representative

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IARD

A

Investment Advisor 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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MNPI

A

material nonpublic information

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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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PII

A

personally identifiable information

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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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RAUM

A

regulatory assets under management

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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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SERP

A

supplemental executive retirement 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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TBE

A

tenants by the entirety

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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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UPIA

A

Uniform Prudent Investors Act

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USA

A

Uniform Securities Act

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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