Glossary of financial terms

A&L

(accounting)

A-better-life-experience (ABLE)

(personal finance)

A/B

(corporate finance)

A/C

(finance (general))

A/D

(technical analysis)

A/D line

(technical analysis)

A2A

(information technology)

AA

(insurances)

AA

(derivatives)

AA

(professional curricula)

AA

(personal finance)

AAA

(interest rate instruments)

AAA

(activities and occupations)

AAA

(accounting)

AAA

(insurances)

AAA

(interest rate markets)

AAA-CPA

(accounting)

AACB

(central banks)

AAF

(asset management)

AAGR

(time value of money)

AAI

(insurances)

AAI

(insurances)

AAII

(investments)

AAM

(asset management)

AAMS

(finance (general))

AAPA

(accounting)

AAR

(insurances)

AAR

(time value of money)

AARP

(economy)

AARR

(financial analysis)

AAW

(advertisement and marketing)

AB

(corporate finance)

ABA

(financial system)

Abandon

(options)

Abandoned option

(options)

Abandonment

(options)

Abandonment option

(investments)

ABB

(financial markets)

ABB

(corporate finance)

ABBL

(financial system)

ABC

(corporate finance)

ABCDS

(credit derivatives)

ABCP

(money market instruments)

ABD

(financial markets)

ABEM

(finance (general))

ABF

(asset management)

ABF

(corporate finance)

ABI

(technical analysis)

ABI

(economy)

ABI

(insurances)

ABL

(corporate finance)

ABLE

(personal finance)

ABM

(corporate finance)

Abnormal return

(market transactions)

ABO

(personal finance)

Above par

(financial instruments)

ABS

(securitisation)

ABS

(economy)

ABS

(bond markets)

Absolute Breadth Index (ABI)

(technical analysis)

Absolute return strategy

(investments)

ABSPP

(monetary policy)

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)

(organisations or institutions)

Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC)

(organisations or institutions)

ABV

(professional curricula)

AC-DC option

(options)

ACAMS

(regulation)

ACAT

(financial markets)

ACATS

(transaction settlement)

ACB

(taxation)

ACB

(advertisement and marketing)

ACB

(securitisation)

ACC

(investments)

ACCA

(professional curricula)

ACCA

(accounting)

Accelerated book-building (ABB)

(issuance)

Accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS)

(taxation)

Accelerated death benefit (ADB)

(insurances)

Acceptance for settlement

(banking system)

ACCESS

(transaction settlement)

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D)

(insurances)

Accordion swap

(interest rate derivatives)

Account (in banking)

(finance (general))

Accountant International Study Group (AISG)

(accounting)

Account balance

(banking system)

Accounting

(accounting)

Accounting equation

(accounting)

Accounting information system (AIS)

(accounting)

Accounting principles

(accounting)

Accounting rate of return (ARR)

(financial analysis)

Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC)

(accounting)

Account servicer

(finance (general))

Accounts payable (AP)

(accounting)

Accounts receivable (AR)

(accounting)

Accounts receivable conversion (ARC)

(banking system)

Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI)

(insurances)

Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS)

(insurances)

Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor (ADPA)

(professional curricula)

Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV)

(professional curricula)

Accreting principal swap

(interest rate derivatives)

Accreting swap

(interest rate derivatives)

Accrual bond

(bonds)

Accrual method

(financial instruments)

Accrual method

(accounting)

Accrual note

(bonds)

Accrual swap

(interest rate derivatives)

Accrued expenses

(accounting)

Accrued income

(accounting)

Accrued interest

(interest rate instruments)

Accrued interest days

(interest rate instruments)

Accrued interest rate

(interest rate instruments)

Accrued receivables

(accounting)

Accumulated benefit obligation (ABO)

(personal finance)

Accumulated dividend

(equities)

Accumulation

(corporate finance)

Accumulation fund

(asset management)

Accumulation swap

(interest rate derivatives)

ACCVM

(financial system)

ACER

(regulation)

ACES

(financial markets)

ACG

(advertisement and marketing)

ACH

(financial markets)

ACI

(foreign exchange market)

ACI - The Financial Markets Association (ACI)

(financial markets)

Acid test ratio

(corporate finance)

ACK

(market transactions)

Acknowledgement (ACK)

(market transactions)

ACP

(economy)

Acquired fund fees and expenses (AFFE)

(accounting)

Acquisition

(corporate finance)

Acquisition of assets

(corporate finance)

ACRS

(taxation)

ACS

(bonds)

ACS

(economy)

AcSEC

(accounting)

ACSI

(economy)

ACT

(corporate finance)

ACT

(transaction settlement)

Act/365

(financial instruments)

Act/act

(financial instruments)

Act/nAct

(financial instruments)

Active fund management

(asset management)

Active return

(asset management)

Activities of daily living (ADL)

(economy)

Activity-based budgeting (ABB)

(corporate finance)

Activity-based costing (ABC)

(corporate finance)

Activity-based management (ABM)

(corporate finance)

Activity ratio

(corporate finance)

Actual/360

(financial instruments)

Actuals

(derivatives)

Actuary

(finance (general))

ACWI

(stock markets)

AD

(technical analysis)

AD&D

(insurances)

ADA

(accounting)

Adaptive market hypothesis (AMH)

(finance (general))

ADB

(insurances)

ADB

(market transactions)

ADB

(financial system)

ADC

(economy)

Additional matching field (AMF)

(post-negotiation)

Additional paid-in capital (APIC)

(accounting)

Additional voluntary contribution (AVC)

(personal finance)

Address coding guide (ACG)

(advertisement and marketing)

ADF

(financial markets)

ADIA

(organisations or institutions)

ADIC

(organisations or institutions)

Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM)

(personal finance)

Adjustable-rate preferred stock (ARPS)

(accounting)

Adjustable interest rate

(interest rates)

Adjusted cost base (ACB)

(taxation)

Adjusted debit balance (ADB)

(market transactions)

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)

(corporate finance)

Adjusted gross income (AGI)

(taxation)

ADL

(economy)

Admitted assets

(insurances)

ADP

(derivatives)

ADPA

(professional curricula)

ADR

(taxation)

ADR

(technical analysis)

ADR

(stock markets)

ADR

(economy)

ADS

(accounting)

ADS

(stock markets)

ADTV

(financial markets)

ADV

(financial markets)

Advance/decline line (A/D)

(technical analysis)

Advance/decline ratio (ADR)

(technical analysis)

Advance Corporation Tax (ACT)

(taxation)

Advanced Computerized Execution System (ACES)

(financial markets)

Advance determination ruling (ADR)

(taxation)

Advanced internal rating-based approach (AIRB)

(risk management)

Advertising Association Of The West (AAW)

(advertisement and marketing)

Advertising Checking Bureau (ACB)

(advertisement and marketing)

ADW

(SWIFT messaging)

ADX

(technical analysis)

AEoI

(regulation)

AEP

(corporate finance)

AER

(time value of money)

AFDA

(accounting)

AfDB

(financial system)

AFFE

(accounting)

AFFO

(accounting)

AFM

(personal finance)

AFOF

(asset management)

AFR

(taxation)

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)

(economy)

African Development Bank (AfDB)

(financial system)

After-hours trading (AHT)

(financial markets)

Against actuals

(derivatives)

Against all risks (AAR)

(insurances)

Agency bonds

(debt instruments)

Agency broker

(market participants)

Agency brokers

(financial markets)

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

(regulation)

Agency lending

(securities lending)

Agency lending disclosure of principal (ALDOP)

(securities lending)

Agency security

(bond markets)

Agency theory

(finance (general))

Agent

(financial markets)

Agent

(finance (general))

Agent Banks in Emerging Markets (ABEM)

(finance (general))

AGI

(personal finance)

AGM

(corporate finance)

AGP

(economy)

AHT

(financial markets)

AI

(interest rate instruments)

AIBD

(financial markets)

AIC

(market transactions)

AIF

(asset management)

AIF

(asset management)

AIFM

(asset management)

AIFMD

(asset management)

AII

(financial instruments)

AIP

(personal finance)

AIR

(insurances)

AIRB

(risk management)

AIS

(accounting)

AISG

(accounting)

AIV

(asset management)

Aktiebolag (AB or A/B)

(corporate finance)

Algorithm

(financial mathematics)

Algorithmic trading

(market transactions)

All-in cost (AIC)

(finance (general))

All-Ords

(indices)

All Country World Index (ACWI)

(stock markets)

Alleged instruction

(market transactions)

Allegement

(market transactions)

Alliance Messaging Hub (AMH)

(SWIFT messaging)

Alliance Of American Insurers (AAI)

(insurances)

All Ordinaries Index (AOI)

(indices)

All or none (AON)

(market orders)

All or nothing

(market orders)

Allowable downtime window (ADW)

(SWIFT messaging)

Allowance for doubtful accounts (ADA)

(accounting)

ALM

(finance (general))

ALMT

(finance (general))

ALP

(financial markets)

ALP

(economy)

Alpha

(investments)

Alternative asset manager (AAM)

(asset management)

Alternative delivery procedure (ADP)

(derivatives)

Alternative Depreciation System (ADS)

(accounting)

Alternative Display Facility (ADF)

(financial markets)

Alternative instrument identifier (AII)

(financial instruments)

Alternative investment

(investments)

Alternative investment fund (AIF)

(asset management)

Alternative investment fund manager (AIFM)

(asset management)

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)

(asset management)

Alternative investment vehicle (AIV)

(asset management)

Alternative liquidity pool

(financial markets)

Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

(taxes)

AM

(asset management)

AM

(asset management)

American-style option

(options)

American Academy of Actuaries (AAA)

(activities and occupations)

American Academy of Attorney-CPAs (AAA-CPA)

(activities and occupations)

American Accounting Association (AAA)

(accounting)

American and Canadian Connection for Efficient Securities Settlement (ACCESS)

(transaction settlement)

American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)

(investments)

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

(economy)

American Bankers Association (ABA)

(banking system)

American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)

(economy)

American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)

(economy)

American depositary receipt (ADR)

(stock markets)

American depositary share (ADS)

(stock markets)

American option

(options)

AMF

(post-negotiation)

AMH

(finance (general))

AMH

(SWIFT messaging)

AML

(supervision and regulation)

AMLF

(financial system)

Amortization (debt)

(finance (general))

Amortization (asset)

(accounting)

Amortizing swap

(interest rate derivatives)

AMPS

(stock markets)

AMT

(taxes)

Announcement date

(corporate actions)

Annual capital charge (ACC)

(investments)

Annual equivalent rate (AER)

(time value of money)

Annual general meeting (AGM)

(corporate finance)

Annual percentage rate (APR)

(personal finance)

Annuitant

(personal finance)

Annuity

(finance (general))

Annuity factor method (AFM)

(personal finance)

Anti-money laundering (AML)

(supervision and regulation)

AOI

(stock markets)

AON

(financial markets)

AON

(financial markets)

AP

(accounting)

APIC

(accounting)

APO

(options)

Applicable federal rates (AFR)

(taxation)

Application-to-application (A2A)

(information technology)

APR

(finance (general))

A priori probability

(statistics)

APS

(interest rate derivatives)

APT

(finance (general))

AR

(accounting)

Arbitrage

(market transactions)

Arbitrage channel

(market transactions)

ARC

(corporate finance)

Arithmetic mean

(statistics)

ARM

(personal finance)

Arm's length principle (ALP)

(economy)

ARO

(options)

ARPS

(stock markets)

ARPS

(stock markets)

ARR

(accounting)

Arrangement

(corporate actions)

Asian-style option

(options)

Asian Bond Fund (ABF)

(asset management)

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

(financial system)

Asian option

(options)

Ask

(financial instruments)

Ask price

(financial instruments)

ASO

(options)

ASRO

(options)

Asset

(accounting)

Asset (general definition)

(finance (general))

Asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)

(financial instruments)

Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility (AMLF)

(financial system)

Asset-Backed Credit Default Swap (ABCDS)

(credit derivatives)

Asset-backed financing (ABF)

(financing)

Asset-backed lending (ABL)

(financing)

Asset-Backed Securities Purchase Programme (ABSPP)

(monetary policy)

Asset-backed security (ABS)

(financial instruments)

Asset allocation

(investments)

Asset allocation fund (AAF)

(asset management)

Asset and liability management (ALM)

(financial instruments)

Asset class

(financial instruments)

Asset Covered Security (ACS)

(bonds)

Asset earning power (AEP)

(corporate finance)

Asset Guarantee Program (AGP)

(economy)

Asset management

(asset management)

Asset manager

(asset management)

Asset protection trust (APT)

(personal finance)

Asset servicing

(post-negotiation)

Assets under administration (AUA)

(asset management)

Assets under custody (AUC)

(custody)

Assets under management (AUM)

(asset management)

Asset swap

(interest rate derivatives)

Assignment

(market transactions)

Assignment date

(finance (general))

Assimilation

(corporate actions)

Associate in Accountanting (AA)

(accounting)

Associate of the Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

(accounting)

Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg (ABBL)

(financial system)

Association of African Central Banks (AACB)

(central banks)

Association of Authorised Public Accountants (AAPA)

(accounting)

Association of Average Adjusters (AAA)

(insurances)

Association of British Insurers (ABI)

(insurances)

Association of Caribbean States (ACS)

(economy)

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

(regulation)

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

(accounting)

Association of International Bond Dealers (AIBD)

(financial markets)

Assumed interest rate (AIR)

(insurances)

ASTRO

(options)

ASW

(credit derivatives)

Asymmetric payoff

(options)

Atlantic spread

(options)

ATM

(options)

ATM

(banking system)

At par

(financial instruments)

ATR

(financial analysis)

Attendance allowance (AA)

(personal finance)

At the money (ATM)

(options)

ATX

(stock markets)

AUA

(asset management)

AUC

(asset management)

Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS)

(stock markets)

Auction Rate Preferred Stock (ARPS)

(stock markets)

AUM

(asset management)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

(economy)

Austrian Traded Index (ATX)

(indices)

Authorised futures and options fund (AFOF)

(asset management)

Authorised investment fund (AIF)

(asset management)

Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)

(international trade)

Authorized share capital

(corporate finance)

Auto callable

(structured products)

Automated Bond System (ABS)

(financial markets)

Automated Clearing House (ACH)

(financial markets)

Automated Confirmation Transaction Service (ACT)

(transaction settlement)

Automated Customer Account Transfer (ACAT)

(financial markets)

Automated Customer Account Transfer System (ACATS)

(transaction settlement)

Automated teller machine (ATM)

(banking system)

Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI)

(regulation)

Automatic investment plan (AIP)

(personal finance)

AVC

(personal finance)

Average accounting rate of return (AARR)

(financial analysis)

Average annual growth rate (AAGR)

(time value of money)

Average annual return (AAR)

(time value of money)

Average coupon

(securitisation)

Average daily rate (ADR)

(economy)

Average daily trading volume (ADTV)

(financial markets)

Average daily volume (ADV)

(financial markets)

Average directional index (ADX)

(technical analysis)

Average maturity

(securitisation)

Average price option

(options)

Average rate cap

(interest rate derivatives)

Average rate floor

(interest rate derivatives)

Average rate option

(options)

Average revenue (AR)

(corporate finance)

Average strike option

(options)

Average strike rate option (ASTRO or ASRO)

(options)

Glossary of financial terms - Letter A