Acronyms
A-D
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ABI
Active ADR AGM AHT AIC AIF AIFMD AIM Algo Alpha AML AR ARB ARPU ATS AuM Basket Bear Beta BoE BOE Bull CAPM CBA CCO CCP CDO CDP CEBS CESR CF CFD CFO CGU CIU COBS Convert COO Coupon CPD CRD CREST CRM CSD CT CUM CTFC CUSIP Dark Delta DK DMA DTC DTCC DVP |
Association of British Insurers
A stock selection style of Portfolio Management, generally with higher fees American Depositary Receipt Annual General Meeting After Hours Trading Association of Investment Companies Alternative Investment Fund Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive Alternative Investment Market Algorithmic Trading A relative performance measure on a risk-adjusted basis Anti Money Laundering Appointed Representative Arbitrage Average Revenue per User Automated Trading System Assets under Management Similar to a Program Trade Generally a pessimistic investor or a down trending market A measurement of fund volatility versus the whole market Bank of England Barrel of Oil Equivalent (Energy market term) Generally an optimistic investor or an up-trending market Capital Asset Pricing Model Cost Benefit Analysis Chief Compliance Officer Central Counterparty Collateralized Debt Obligation Carbon Disclosure Project Committee of European Banking Supervisors Committee of European Securities Regulators Controlled Function Contract for Difference Chief Financial Officer Cash Generating Unit Collective Investment Undertaking Conduct of Business rules Convertible Bond Chief Operating Officer Headline Rate of Interest on a bond Continuing Professional Development Capital Requirements Directive Central Securities Depository in the UK Customer (Client) Relationship Management Central Securities Depository Clearing Threshold Cum Dividend Commodity Futures Trading Commission Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (See SEDOL/ISIN) Dark Pools of Liquidity The change in the price of a derivative for a change in price of the underlying Don’t know (settlement terminology) Direct Market Access Depository Trust Company Depository Trust and Clearing Company Delivery versus Payment |
E-H
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EBA
EBIT EBITDA ECN ECN EMEA EMIR EMS EMTN EPS ESC ESFS ESMA ESRB ETC ETD ETF EU EUPD EVA Ex Date FATCA FC FCA FIA FIX FOP FPC FSA FSC FSCS FSMA FTT FUM FX G5 G7 GAAP GDR GIIN Gilt GIPS HFT HoD HTML |
European Banking Authority
Earnings before Interest and Tax Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation Electronic Communication Network Electronic Crossing Network Europe, Middle East and Africa European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (includes CCP) Execution Management System Euro Medium Term Note Earnings per Share European Securities Committee European System of Financial Supervision European Securities and Markets Authority European Systemic Risk Board Electronic Trade Confirmation Exchange Traded Derivatives Exchange Traded Fund European Union European Prospectus Directive Execution Venue Analysis The owner of a share at the Ex Date generally receives the dividend on ordinary shares Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Financial Counterparty Financial Conduct Authority Futures Industry Association FIX Protocol Free of Payment Financial Policy Committee Financial Services Authority Financial Services Committee Financial Services Compensation Scheme Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Financial Transaction Tax Funds under Management Foreign Exchange Group of 5 industrialised nations Group of 7 industrialised nations Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Global Depositary Receipt Global Intermediary Identification Number (FATCA) A fixed income security issued by the UK Government Global Investment Performance Standards High Frequency Trading Head of Dealing Hyper Text Mark-up Language (Internet) |
I-N
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IAS
IASB IBES IBOR ICAAP ICVC IFA IFRIC IFRS IGA ISA IMA IOI IOSCO IPO IRR ISITC ISO IV ISIN ITS JIC JIT KPI LBO LIBOR LIM LIT LLP Long MAD Maker MBA MBO MEP MIC MiFID MKT MLRO MNH MOC MTF NAIC NAPF NAV NCA NED NFC NFC+ NFC- |
International Accounting Standards
International Accounting Standards Board Institutional Brokers Estimate System Investment Book of Record Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process Investment Company with Variable Capital (see also OEIC/SICAV) Independent Financial Adviser International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee International Financial Reporting Standards Intergovernmental agreements (FATCA) Individual Savings Account Investment Management Association Indication of Interest International Organization of Securities Commissions Initial Public Offering Internal Rate of Return Int’l Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication International Standards Organisation Implied Volatility International Securities Identification Number (see SEDOL/CUSIP) Implementing Technical Standards Just in Case Just in time Key Performance Indicator(s) Leveraged Buyout London Inter Bank Offered Rate Limit Order Lit Pool of Liquidity Limited Liability Partnership A strategy where you buy securities you are expecting to rise in value Markets Abuse Directive Person initiating (providing) liquidity (see also Tag and Taker) Master of Business Administration Management Buyout Member of the European Parliament Market Identifier Code Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Market Order Money Laundering Reporting Officer Market Not Held Market on Close Multilateral Trading Facility National Association of Investors Corporation National Association of Pension Funds Net Asset Value National Competent Authority Non Executive Director Non-financial Counterparty Non-financial Counterparty above the clearing threshold, as referred to in EMIR Non-financial Counterparty below the clearing threshold |
O-S
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OEIC
OMS OEMS OTC OTD OTF PAR Passive PB PBT PEP PM PMS Ponzi PRA Prime PROP PT Q&A QE QMV RDR Retail RFQ RFT RM RM ROCE RPU RTS RVP SaaS SCG SEA SEDOL SEF Short SI SICAF SICAV SIF SOR Special Ex SPV SRI STP STOP Swap SWIFT |
Open Ended Investment Company (see also ICVC/SICAV)
Order Management System Order and Execution Management System Over the Counter Over the Day Organised Trading Facility Par Value (100% for a bond, face value for a share) An index or benchmark matching investment style, generally cheaper fees Prime Broker Profit before Tax Personal Equity Plan Portfolio Manager Portfolio Management System Fraudulent Investment Scheme which pays investors out of subsequent investments Prudential Regulatory Authority Prime Broker Proprietary Trading/Trader Program Trade Question and Answer Quantitative Easing Qualified Majority Voting Retail Distribution Review Generally a private (retail) investor Request for Quotes Request for Tender Regulated Market Relationship Manager Return on Capital Employed Revenue per User Regulatory Technical Standards Receive versus Payment Software as a Service Standards Coordination Group Single European Act Stock Exchange Daily Official List (see ISIN/CUSIP) Swaps Execution Facility A strategy where you sell securities you don’t own expecting them to fall in value Systematic Internaliser Societe d’Investissiment a Capital fixe (closed end fund) Societe d’Investissiment a Capital Variable (open ended fund) Significant Influence Controlled Function Smart Order Router Special Ex Dividend Special Purpose Vehicle Socially Responsible Investment Straight Through Processing Stop Loss Order (Stop Loss Limits are also possible) An agreement to exchange future cash flows resulting from two different assets Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
T-Z
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Tag
Taker TCA TCF TEU TFEU TR Trustee UCIS UCITS VaR VPN VWAP WACC WAEP WTO XD YTM Z |
Certain tags denote certain functions under the FIX protocol (851=maker/taker)
Person taking liquidity from an exchange or MTF (see also Maker and Tag) Transaction Cost Analysis Treating Customers Fairly Treaty on European Union Treaty on the functioning of the European Union Trade Repositories An independent person acting in the best interests of the stakeholders in a fund Unregulated Collective Investment Scheme Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Value at Risk Virtual Private Network Volume Weighted Average Price Weighted Average Cost of Capital Weighted Average Exercise Price World Trade Organization Ex Dividend (see also Ex-Date) Yield to Maturity |
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