Stock Market Abbreviations

List of Stock Market Abbreviations (Must Know)

ADRs	American Depository Receipts
ADs	Authorised Dealers
AI	Auction Inquiry
AIFIs	All India Financial Institutions
AIR	Assumed Interest Rate
AL	Activity Log
ALBM	Automated Lending and Borrowing Mechanism
ALBRS	Automated Lending and Borrowing under Rolling Settlement
AMC	Asset Management Company
AMFI	Association of Mutual Funds in India
AON	All or None
APR	Annual Percentage Rate
ARM	Adjustable Rate Mortgage
ASBA	Applications Supported by Blocked Amount
ASC	Accounting Standards Committee
AT	Algorithmic Trading
ATM	At The Money
ATSs	Alternative Trading System
B2B	Business To Business
BIFR	Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction
BIS	Bank for International Settlement
BLESS	Borrowing and Lending Securities Scheme
BM	Branch Manager
BMC	Base Minimum Capital
BOVL	Branch Order Value Limit
BSE	Bombay Stock Exchange
BTST	Buy Today Sell Tomorrow
CADT	Client Allocation Details
CAGR	Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAO	Chief Accounting Officer
CAPEX	Capital Expenditures
CB	Cum-Bonus
CBDT	Central Board of Direct Taxes
CC	Clearing Corporation
CCIL	Clearing Corporation of India Limited
CD	Cum-Dividend
CDs	Certificate of Deposits
CDS	Currency Derivatives Segment
CDSL	Central Depository Services (India) Limited
CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst
CFM	Carry Forward Margin / Certified Financial Manager
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFRS	Carry Forward under Rolling Settlement
CH	Clearing House
CI	Cum-Interest
CIA	Certified Internal Auditor
CIMC	Collective Investment Management Company
CISA	Certified Information Systems Auditor
CISs	Collective Investment Schemes
CIVs	Collective Investment Vehicles
CLF	Collateralized Lending Facility
CLI	Client
CM	Clearing Member
CM	Capital Market
CM Segment	Capital Market Segment of NSE
CMA	Certified Management Accountant
CMC	Clearing Member
CMIE	Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
CMO	Chief Marketing Officer
Co.	Company
COB	Close of Business
COO	Chief Operating Officer
COSI	Committee on Settlement Issues
COTI	Committee of Trade Issues
CP	Custodial Participant
CPA	Certified Public Accountant
CPP	Certified Payroll Professional
CPs	Commercial Papers
CR	Cum-Rights
CRAs	Credit Rating Agencies
CRISIL	Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited
CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
CSD	Collateral Security Deposit
CSE	Calcutta Stock Exchange
CSO	Chief Security Officer
CTCL	Computer to Computer Link
CTO	Chief Technology Officer
DCA	Department of Company Affairs
DDBs	Deep Discount Bonds
DEA	Department of Economic Affairs
DFDS	Demat Final Delivery Statement
DFIs	Development Financial Institutions
DFRS	Demat Final Receipt Statement
DMA	Direct Market Access
DNS	Deferred Net Settlement
DPG	Dominant Promoter Group
DPs	Depository Participants
DQ	Disclosed Quantity
DRR	Debenture Redemption Reserve
DSCE	Debt Securities Convertible into Equity
DVP	Delivery versus Payment
ECB	Euro Commercial Borrowings
ECBs	External Commercial Borrowings
ECNS	Electronic Communication Networks
EDGAR	Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
EDIFAR	Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval
EFT	Electronic Fund Transfer
ELSS	Equity Linked Saving Schemes
EPI	Early Pay-In
EPS	Earnings Per Share
ETFs	Exchange Traded Funds
F&O	Futures and Options
FCCBs	Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FDIC	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDRs	Foreign Deposit Receipts
FDs	Fixed Deposits
FI	Financial Institution
FIBV	International World Federation of Stock Exchanges
FIIs	Foreign Institutional Investors
FIMMDA	Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
FIPB	Foreign Investment Promotion Board
FIs	Financial Institutions
FOREX	Foreign Exchange
FPO	Follow-on Public Offer
FRAs	Forward Rate Agreements
FRB	Federal Reserve Board
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
FVCIs	Foreign Venture Capital Investors
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GDRs	Global Deposit Receipts
GDS	Gross Domestic Savings
GNP	Gross National Product
GOI	Government of India
G-Sec	Government Securities
HDFC	The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited
HUF	Hindu Undivided Family
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAI	Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICDR	Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements
ICICI	Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited.
ICSE	Inter-Connected Stock Exchange of India Limited
IDBI	Industrial Development Bank of India
IEPF	Investor Education and Protection Fund
IFC	International Finance Corporation
IFSD	Interest Free Security Deposit
IIM	Indian Institute of Management
IISL	India Index Services and Products Limited
INST	Institutional
IOC	Immediate or Cancel
IOSCO	International Organization of Securities Commission
IPF	Investor Protection Fund
IPO	Initial Public Offer
IRA	Individual Retirement Account
IRDA	Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
IRS	Interest Rate Swap
ISC	Investor Service Cell
ISIN	International Securities Identification Number
ISSA	International Securities Services Association
IT	Information Technology
ITM	In The Money
KYC	Know Your Client / Know Your Customer
LAF	Liquidity Adjustment Facility
LIC	Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited
LLC	Limited Liability Company
LOI	Letter Of Intent
LTP	Last Trade Price
MAC	Membership Approval Committee
MBP	Market by Price
MCA	Member Constituent Agreement
MCA	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
MCX	Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd
MFs	Mutual Funds
MFSS	Mutual Fund Service System
MI	Market Inquiry
MIBID	Mumbai Inter-bank Bid Rate
MIBOR	Mumbai Inter-bank Offer Rate
MM	Market Movement
MMKT	Money Market
MMMF	Money Market Mutual Fund
MNC	Multinational Corporation
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MSE	Metropolitan Stock Exchange
MRC	Membership Recommendation Committee
MTD	Month To Date
MTM	Mark To Market
MW	Market Watch
NASDAQ	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
NAV	Net Asset Value
NBFCs	Non-Banking Financial Companies
NCAER	National Council for Applied Economic Research
NCDs	Non-convertible Debentures
NCDEX	National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited
NCFM	NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets
NCIT	Non Custodian Institutional Trade
NCLT	National Company Law Tribunal
NCND	Non-Circumvent and Non-Disclosure
ND	No Delivery
NDA	Non-Disclosure Agreement
NDS	Negotiated Dealing System
NEAT	National Stock Exchange Automated Trading
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NIBIS	NSE’s Internet-Based Information System
NIC	National Informatics Centre
NISM	National Institute of Securities Market
NOC	No Objection Certificate
NPA	Non-Performing Asset
NRIs	Non Resident Indians
NSCCL	National Securities Clearing Corporation of India Limited
NSDL	National Securities Depository Limited
NSE	National Stock Exchange
NT	Negotiated Trade
NYSE	New York Stock Exchange
O	Odd Lot market
OCBs	Overseas Corporate Bodies
OCXL	Order Cancellation
OECLOB	Open Electronic Consolidated Limit Order Book
OIS	Overnight Index Swaps
OM	Order Modification
OO	Outstanding Orders
ORS	Order Routing System
OS	Order Status
OTC	Over the Counter
OTCEI	Over the Counter Exchange of India Limited
OTM	Out of the Money
PF	Provident Fund
P&L	Profit and Loss
P/E Ratio	Price-To-Earnings Ratio
PAN	Permanent Account Number
PCM	Professional Clearing Member
PDAI	Primary Dealers Association of India
PDO	Public Debt Office
PDs	Primary Dealers
PFRDA	Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Fund
PRI	Principal Return Index
PRISM	Parallel Risk Management System
PRO	Proprietary
PSP	Profit Sharing Plan
PSUs	Public Sector Undertakings
PT	Previous Trades
PV	Present Value
QIBs	Qualified Institutional Buyers
QTD	Quarter to Date
RBI	Reserve Bank of India
RDD	Risk Disclosure Document
RDM	Retail Debt Market
REIT	Real Estate Investment Trust
ROA	Return on Assets
ROCE	Return On Capital Employed
RETDEBT	Retail Debt
ROCs	Registrar of Companies
ROE	Return on Equity
ROI	Return on Investment
ROIC	Return on Invested Capital
RONA	Return on Net Assets
ROS	Return on Sales
RTGS	Real time Gross Settlement
S&P	Standard and Poor’s
SAT	Securities Appellate Tribunal
SBTS	Screen Based Trading System
SC(R)A	Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
SC(R)R	Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957
SCMRD	Society for Capital Market Research and Development
SDs	Satellite Dealers
SEBI	Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEC	Securities Exchange Commission
SGF	Settlement Guarantee Fund
SGL	Subsidiary General Ledger
SGX-DT	The Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited
SIPC	Securities Investor Protection Corporation
SIV	Structured Investment Vehicle
SL	Stop Loss
SLBS	Securities Lending and Borrowing Scheme
SLR	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SPAN	Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risks
SPV	Special Purpose Vehicle
SQ	Settlement Guarantee Fund
SQ	Snap Quote
SROs	Self-Regulatory Organization
SSS	Securities Settlement System
STBT	Sell Today Buy Tomorrow
STP	Straight Through Processing
STRIPS	Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
STT	Securities Transaction Tax
SURCON	Surveillance and Control
SUS 99	Special Unit Scheme 99
T+2	Second day from the trading day
T-Bills	Treasury Bills
TDS	Tax Deducted at Source
TFT	Trade for Trade
TFTS	Trade for Trade Surveillance
TM	Trading Member
TRI	Total Return Index
TSA	Tax-Sheltered Annuity
TSR	Total Shareholder Return
UCC	Unique Client Code
UDR	Unique Documentary Requirement
UOVL	User Order Value Limit
UTI	Unit Trust of India
VaR	Value at Risk
VCFs	Venture Capital Funds
VCUs	Venture Capital Undertakings
VIX	Volatility Index
VSAT	Very Small Aperture Terminal
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
WC	Working capital
WDM	Wholesale Debt Market Segment of NSE
XBC	Ex-Bonus
XD	EX-Dividend
XI	Ex-Interest
XR	Ex-Rights
YTD	Year-to-Date
YTM	Yield to Maturity
ZCYC	Zero Coupon Yield Curve