Financial Acronyms


A
ABS
Asset-Backed Security
ACH
Automatic Clearing House
ADR
American Depository Receipt
ADR
American Depository Receipt
ADS
American Depository Share
AGM
Annual General Meeting
ALM
Asset-Liability Management
APT
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
ARM
Alternative Risk Tranfer
ATS
Alternative Trading System
B
B2B
Business-To-Business
B2C
Business-To-Consumer
BA
Banker’s Acceptance
BACS
Bankers’ Automated Clearing Service
BBA
British Bankers Association
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BTF
Block Trading Facility
C
CAPM
Capital Asset Pricing Model
CBO
Collateralized Bond Obligation
CD
Certificate Of Deposit
CDO
Collateralized Debt Obligation
CFD
Contract For Differences
CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CHAPS
Clearinghouse Automated Payment System
CHIPS
Clearinghouse Interbank Payment System
CIF
Cost, Insurance, Freight
CLO
Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMO
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
COD
Cash On Delivery
CP
Commercial Paper
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CPR
Conditional Prepayment Rate
CSA
Credit Support Annex
CTA
Commodity Trading Advisor
CTD
Cheapest-To-Deliver