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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 |
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