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a |
class A stocks |
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AAF |
Asset Allocation Fund |
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AAGR |
Average Annual Growth Rate |
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AAR |
Average Annual Return |
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ABB |
Activity-Based Budgeting |
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ABF |
Asian Bond Fund |
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ABI |
Absolute Breadth Index |
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ABS |
Automated Bond System |
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ACATS |
Automated Customer Account Transfer Service |
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ACB |
Adjusted Cost Base |
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ACT |
Automated Confirmation Transaction Service (NASD) |
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AD |
Advance/Decline Line |
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ADF |
Andorran Franc |
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ADR |
American Depositary Receipt |
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ADS |
American Depositary Share |
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ADTV |
Average Daily Trading Volume |
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ADX |
Average Directional Index |
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AED |
United Arab Emirates Dirham |
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AER |
Annual Equivalent Rate |
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AFA |
Afghanistan Afghani |
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AGI |
Adjusted Gross Income |
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AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
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AHT |
After-Hours Trading |
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AIR |
Assumed Interest Rate |
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ALL |
Albanian Lek |
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AMEX |
American Stock Exchange |
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AMPS |
Auction Market Preferred Stock |
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AMT |
Amount for Married Taxpayers |
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ANG |
Netherlands Antilles Guilder |
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AON |
Angolan New Kwanza |
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AON |
All or None |
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APR |
Annual Percentage Rate |
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APT |
Arbitrage Pricing Theory |
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APV |
Adjusted Present Value |
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APY |
Annual Percentage Yield |
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AQO |
Average Qualitative Opinion |
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ARM |
Adjustable Rate Mortgage |
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ARR |
Accounting Rate of Return |
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ARS |
Argentinian Nuevo Peso |
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ASCOT |
Asset Swapped Convertible Option Transaction |
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ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange |
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ATHEX |
Athens Stock Exchange |
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ATOI |
After Tax Operating Income |
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ATR |
Average True Range |
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ATS |
Austrian Schillings |
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AUD |
Australian Dollar |
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AUM |
Assets Under Management |
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AWG |
Aruba Guilder |
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AXJ |
Asia Ex-Japan |
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B/D |
Barrels per Day |
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BA |
Bankers' Acceptance |
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BAN |
Bond Anticipation Note |
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BBD |
Barbados Dollar |
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BBV |
Bolsa Boliviana de Valores |
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BCE |
Board Certified in Estate Planning |
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BCR |
Benefit/Cost Ratio |
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BDC |
Business Development Company |
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BDT |
Bangladesh Taka |
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BEN |
Beneficial |
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BEY |
Bond Equivalent Yield |
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BGN |
Bulgarian Lev |
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BHD |
Bahraini Dinar |
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BI |
Beginning Inventory |
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BIC |
Bank Investment Contract |
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BIF |
Burundi Franc |
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BIMBO |
Buy-In Management Buy-Out |
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BIS |
Bank of International Settlements |
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BMD |
Bermudian Dollar |
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BND |
Bond |
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BOB |
Bolivian Boliviano |
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BOE |
Bank of England |
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BOJ |
Bank Of Japan |
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BoP |
Balance of Payments |
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BOT |
Balance of Trade |
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BPS |
Basis Point |
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BRL |
Brazilian Real |
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BSD |
Bahamanian Dollar |
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BSE |
Beirut Stock Exchange |
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BSX |
Bermuda Stock Exchange |
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BTN |
Bhutan Ngultrum |
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BWP |
Botswana Pula |
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BZP |
Belize Dollar |
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CAD |
Canadian Dollar |
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CAF |
Currency Adjustment Factor |
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CAGR |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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CAPEX |
Capital Expenditure |
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CAS |
Certified Annuity Specialist |
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CAV |
Compound Accreted Value |
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CB |
Current Bid |
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cboe |
Chicago Board Options Exchange's |
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CCA |
Capital Cost Allowance |
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CCAPM |
Consumption Capital Asset Pricing Model |
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CCC |
Cash Conversion Cycle |
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CCI |
Consumer Confidence Index |
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CCLIA |
Connie Lee - College Construction Loan Insurance Association |
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CCMA |
Canadian Capital Markets Association |
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CCS |
Current Cost of Supplies |
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CD |
Certificate of Deposit |
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CDA |
Capital Divisiondend Account |
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CDA |
Capital Dividend Account |
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CDO |
Collateralized Debt Obligation |
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CDPU |
Cash Distribution per Unit |
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CDR |
Chinese Depositary Receipt |
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CDSC |
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge |
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CEPS |
Cash Earnings Per Share |
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CER |
Coupon Equivalent Rate |
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CESG |
Canada Education Savings Grant |
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CF |
Cash Flow |
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CFA |
Chartered Financial Analyst |
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CFAT |
Cash Flow After Taxes |
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CFO |
Communication Filing Officer |
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CFPS |
Cash Flow Per Share |
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CFR |
Cost and Freight |
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CFROI |
Cash Flow Return on Investment |
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CFS |
Certified Fund Specialist |
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CFTB |
Commodities Futures Trade Board |
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CHF |
Swiss Franc |
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CIC |
Chartered Investment Councelor |
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CIMC |
Certified Investment Management Consultant |
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CIMS |
Certified Investment Management Specialist |
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CINS |
CUSIP International Numbering System |
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CIPF |
Canadian Investor Protection Fund |
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CIV |
Calculated Intangible Value |
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CLN |
Credit Linked Note |
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CLO |
Collateralized Loan Obligation |
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CLP |
Chili Peso |
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CLTV |
Combined Loan To Value Ratio |
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CMB |
Cash Management Bill |
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CMBS |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities |
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CMHC |
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation |
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CML |
Capital Market Line |
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CMO |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation |
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CMP |
Civil Money Penalty |
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CMP |
Current Market Price |
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CMT |
Chartered Market Technician |
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CNY |
China Yuan Renminbi |
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CoCos |
Contingent Convertibles |
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COGS |
Cost of Goods Sold |
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COLI |
Company Owned Life Insurance |
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COM |
Common Stock |
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CONV |
Convertible |
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COO |
Chief Operation Officer |
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COP |
Certificate of Participation |
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COP |
Colombian Peso |
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COUGRS |
Certificate of Government Receipts |
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CPA |
Certified Public Accountant |
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CPF |
Central Provident Fund |
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CPM |
Cost Per Thousand |
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CPR |
Conditional Prepayment Rate |
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CRA |
Canada Revenue Agency |
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CRB |
Commodity Research Bureau |
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CRC |
Costa Rican Colon |
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CROGI |
Cash Return on Gross Investment |
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CSC |
Certified Senior Consultant |
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CSI |
Commodity Selection Index |
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CTA |
Commodity Trading Advisor |
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CTD |
Cheapest-to-deliver |
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CTF |
Certificate |
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CTI |
Customer Type Indicator |
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CUP |
Cuban Peso |
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CUSIP |
The Committee Of Uniform Security Identification Procedures |
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CV |
coefficient of variation |
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CVE |
Cape Verde Escudo |
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CVI |
Cumulative Volume Index |
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CVP |
Convertible Preferred |
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CVR |
Contingent Value Rights |
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CYP |
Cyprus Pound |
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CZK |
Czech Koruna |
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DAC |
Deferred Acquisition Cost |
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DAIO |
Down-and-In Option |
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DAOO |
Down-and-Out Option |
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DAT |
Direct Access Trading |
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DCA |
Dollar Cost Averaging |
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DCF |
discounted cash flow rate |
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DDM |
Divisiondend Discount Model |
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DDM |
Dividend Discount Model |
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DECS |
Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock |
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DECS |
Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock |
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DECS |
Divisiondend Enhanced Convertible Stock |
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DEP |
Depository |
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DES |
Delivered Ex Ship |
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DEWKS |
Dually Employed With Kids |
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DINKS |
Dual Income, No Kids |
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DIP |
Debtor In Possession |
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DJ-AIGCI |
Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index |
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DJF |
Djibourti Franc |
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DJIA |
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
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DJTA |
Dow Jones Transportation Average |
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DJUA |
Dow Jones Utility Average |
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DKK |
Danish Krone |
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DLOM |
Discounts For Lack Of Marketability |
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DMI |
Directional Movement Index |
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DNI |
Do Not Increase |
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DNI |
Distributable Net Income |
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DNR |
Do Not Reduce |
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DOP |
Dominican Republic Peso |
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DOT |
Designated Order Turn-around |
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DPO |
Days Payable Outstanding |
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DPP |
Direct Participation Program |
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Dps |
Divisiondends per Share |
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DRD |
Dividends received deduction |
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DRD |
Divisiondends Received Deduction |
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DRIFT |
Do It Right The First Time |
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DRIP |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan |
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DRIP |
Divisiondend Reinvestment Plan |
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DSCR |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
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DSE |
Dhaka Stock Exchange |
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DSI |
Days Sales Of Inventory |
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DSO |
Day Sales Outstanding |
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DSPP |
Direct Stock Purchase Plan |
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DTC |
Depository Trust Company |
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DTCC |
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation |
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DTCT |
Depository Trust Company Tracking |
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DTI |
Debt-To-Income Ratio |
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DVP |
Delivery Versus Payment |
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DWAC |
Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian |
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EAFE |
Europe Australasia Far East |
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EBIAT |
Earnings Before Interest After Taxes |
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EBIDA |
Earnings Before Interest, Depreciation And Amortization |
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EBIT |
Earnings Before Interest and Tax |
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EBITD |
Earnings Before Interest, Tax and Depreciation |
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EBITDA |
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization |
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EBITDAL |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization And Special Losses |
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EBITDAR |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Restructuring or Rent Costs |
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EBITDAX |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Exploration Expenses |
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EBO |
Employee Buyout |
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EBT |
Earnings Before Tax |
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ECB |
European Central Bank |
|
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ECI |
Employment Cost Index |
|
|
ECM |
Equity Capital Market |
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ECN |
Electronic Communication Network |
|
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EGP |
Egyptian Pound |
|
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EIC |
Earned Income Credit |
|
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EITF |
Emerging Issues Task Force |
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EKK |
Estonian Kroon |
|
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ELN |
Equity-Linked Note |
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EMA |
Exponential Moving Average |
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EMC |
Equity Market Capitalization |
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EMH |
Efficient Market Hypothesis |
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EMS |
European Monetary System |
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EMTN |
Euro Medium-Term Note |
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EMU |
European Economic and Monetary Union |
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EONIA |
Euro Over-Night Index Average |
|
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EPP |
Equity Premium Puzzle |
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EPS |
Earnings per share |
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ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
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ESO |
Employee Stock Option |
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ESOP |
Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
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ESOT |
Employee Share Ownership Trust |
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ETB |
Ethiopian Birr |
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ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
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EURIBOR |
Euro Interbank Offer Rate |
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EV |
Enterprise Value |
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EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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EVE |
Economic Value of Equity |
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EXW |
Ex Works |
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FAB |
Five Against Bond Spread |
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FAR |
Free Asset Ratio |
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FAS |
free along side |
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FCF |
Free Cash Flow |
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FCFF |
Free Cash Flow For The Firm |
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FDIC |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationration |
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FFCS |
Federal Farm Credit System |
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FFE |
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment |
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FFO |
Funds from operations |
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FIE |
Foreign-Invested Enterprise |
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FII |
Foreign Institutional Investor |
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FJD |
Fiji Dollar |
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FKP |
Falkland Islands Pound |
|
|
IPA |
Inflation-Protected Annuity |
|
|
IPI |
Industrial Production Index |
|
|
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
|
|
IPS |
Inflation-Protected Security |
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IPS |
Investment Policy Statement |
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IQD |
Iraqi Dinar |
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IR |
Investor Relations |
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IRA |
Individual Retirement Account |
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|
IRP |
Interest Rate Parity |
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IRR |
Iranian Rial |
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ISDA |
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. |
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ISIN |
International Securities Identification Number |
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ISK |
Iceland Krona |
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ISMA |
International Securities Market Association |
|
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ISO |
Incentive Stock Option |
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IV |
Implied Volatility |
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JAJO |
January, April, July and October |
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JCP |
Junior Capital Pool |
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JMD |
Jamaican Dollar |
|
|
JOD |
Jordanian Dinar |
|
|
JPY |
Japanese Yen |
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|
JTIC |
Joint Tenants in Common |
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JTWROS |
Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship |
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KES |
Kenyan Shilling |
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KHR |
Cambodian Riel |
|
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KMF |
Comoros Franc |
|
|
KOSPI |
Korean Composite Stock Price Indexes |
|
|
KPW |
North Korean Won |
|
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KRW |
South Korean Won |
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|
KWD |
Kuwaiti Dinar |
|
|
KYC |
Know Your Client |
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KYD |
Cayman Islands Dollar |
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|
KZT |
Kazakhstan Tenge |
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LAK |
Laos Kip |
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|
LBO |
Leveraged Buy Out |
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LBP |
Lebanese Pound |
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|
LDI |
Liability Driven Investment |
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LFY |
Last Fiscal Year |
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LGAP |
Lady Godiva Accounting Principles |
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LIBID |
London Interbank Bid rate |
|
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LIBOR |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
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LKR |
Sri Lankan Rupee |
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|
LLC |
Limited Liability Company |
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LRATC |
Long-Run Average Total Cost |
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LRD |
Liberian Dollar |
|
|
LSL |
Lesotho Loti |
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LTCM |
Long-Term Capital Management |
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LTL |
Lithuanian Litas |
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LTM |
Last Twelve Months |
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LVL |
Latvian Lats |
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LYD |
Libyan Dinar |
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LYON |
Liquid Yield Option Note |
|
|
m&m |
Modigliani-Miller Theorem |
|
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MACD |
Moving Average Convergence/Divisionrgence |
|
|
MACD |
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence |
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MACRS |
Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (IRS) |
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MAD |
Moroccan Dirham |
|
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MBM |
Maturity by Maturity Bidding |
|
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MBO |
Management Buy-Out |
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|
MBO |
Municipals-Over-Bonds Spread |
|
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MCAP |
Market Capitalization |
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MCI |
Monetary Conditions Index |
|
|
MD&A |
Management's Discussion and Analysis |
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MEBO |
Management and Employee Buy Out |
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|
MER |
Marketing Expense Ratio |
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MER |
Management Expense Ratio |
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MIRR |
Modified Internal Rate of Return |
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MIT |
Market If Touched |
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MJSD |
March, June, September and December |
|
|
MMDA |
Money Market Demand Account |
|
|
MMK |
Myanmar Kyat |
|
|
MNC |
Multinational Corporation |
|
|
MNT |
Mongolian Tughrik |
|
|
MOC |
Market On Close |
|
|
MOP |
Macau Pataca |
|
|
MPC |
Marginal Propensity to Consume |
|
|
MPT |
Modern Portfolio Theory |
|
|
MRO |
Mauritanian Ouguiya |
|
|
MRQ |
Most Recent Quarter |
|
|
MTA |
Market Technicians Association |
|
|
MTL |
Maltese Lira |
|
|
MTM |
Mark To Market |
|
|
MTN |
Medium-Term Note |
|
|
MUICP |
Monetary Union Index of Consumer Prices |
|
|
MUR |
Mauritius Rupee |
|
|
MVA |
Market Value Added |
|
|
MVQ |
Market Versus Quote |
|
|
MVR |
Maldive Rufiyaa |
|
|
MWK |
Malawi Kwacha |
|
|
MXP |
Mexican peso |
|
|
MYR |
Malaysian Ringgit |
|
|
MZM |
Money Zero Maturity |
|
|
MZM |
Mozambique Metical |
|
|
NAD |
Namibia Dollar |
|
|
NAIC |
National Association of Investors Corporation |
|
|
Nal |
Net Advantage to Leasing |
|
|
NAREIT |
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts |
|
|
NASD |
National Association of Securities Dealers |
|
|
NAVPS |
Net Asset Value Per Share |
|
|
NBBO |
National Best Bid and Offer |
|
|
NCAVPS |
Net Current Asset Value Per Share |
|
|
NCD |
Negotiable Certificate of Deposit |
|
|
NCIB |
Normal-Course Issuer Bid |
|
|
NDF |
Non-Deliverable Forward |
|
|
NDS |
Non-Deliverable Swap |
|
|
NFA |
National Futures Association |
|
|
NGN |
Nigerian Naira |
|
|
NI |
Net Income |
|
|
NIF |
Note Issuance Facility |
|
|
NIMS |
Net Interest Margin Securities |
|
|
NIO |
Nicaraguan Cordoba |
|
|
NMF |
No Meaningful Figure |
|
|
Nms |
National Market System,U.s. |
|
|
NMS |
Normal Market Size |
|
|
NOB |
Note Against Bond Spread |
|
|
NOI |
Net Operating Income |
|
|
NOK |
Norwegian Krone |
|
|
NOL |
Net Operating Loss |
|
|
NOPAT |
Net Operating Profit After Tax |
|
|
NOPLAT |
Net Operating Profit Less Adjusted Taxes |
|
|
NPL |
Non Performing Loan |
|
|
NPR |
Nepal Rupee |
|
|
NQ |
No Quote |
|
|
NRD |
National Registration Database |
|
|
NSCC |
National Securities Clearing Corporation |
|
|
NSMIA |
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 |
|
|
NT |
Near-Term |
|
|
NVI |
Negative Volume Index |
|
|
NYBOT |
New York Board of Trade |
|
|
NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
|
|
NZD |
New Zealand Dollar |
|
|
OAS |
Option Adjusted Spread |
|
|
OASDI |
Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program |
|
|
OBV |
On-Balance Volume |
|
|
OCF |
Operating Cash Flow |
|
|
OEX |
Symbol for the Standard & Poor's 100 Index |
|
|
OHLC |
Open, High, Low, Close Chart |
|
|
OIBDA |
Operating Income Before Depreciation & Amortization |
|
|
OID |
Original Issue Discount |
|
|
OMR |
Oman Rial |
|
|
OPALS |
Optimized Portfolio As Listed Securities |
|
|
OPRA |
Options Price Reporting Authority |
|
|
Ord |
Ordinary Share |
|
|
OTC |
Over The Counter (medications not requiring a prescription) |
|
|
OTCBB |
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board |
|
|
OZT |
Troy Ounce |
|
|
P&L |
Profit and Loss statement |
|
|
P/C |
Price/Cash Flow |
|
|
P/C Ratio |
Price/Cash Flow Ratio |
|
|
P/E |
Price/Earnings |
|
|
P/E Ratio |
Price/Earnings Ratio |
|
|
P/S |
Price/Sales |
|
|
P/S Ratio |
Price/Sales Ratio |
|
|
PAB |
Panama Balboa |
|
|
PAB |
Private Activity Bond |
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PBGC |
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation |
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PBV |
Price By Volume Chart |
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PCE |
Personal Consumption Expenditures |
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PCEPI |
Index for Personal Consumption Expenditures |
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Pcx |
Pacific Exchange |
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PE |
Price-earnings ratio |
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PEG |
Price/Earnings To Growth |
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PEGY |
Price/Earnings to Growth and Dividend Yield |
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PEGY |
Price/Earnings to Growth and Divisiondend Yield |
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PEN |
Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
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PERC |
Preferred Equity Redemption Stock |
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PFD |
Preferred |
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PFE |
Polarized Fractal Efficiency |
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PFIC |
Passive Foreign Investment Company |
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PGK |
Papua New Guinea Kina |
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PHLX |
Philadelphia Stock Exchange |
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PHP |
Philippine Peso |
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PIK |
Payment in Kind |
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PINES |
Public Income Notes |
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PIPE |
Private Investment in Public Equity |
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PLC |
 Public limited company |
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PLN |
Polish Zloty |
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PMI |
Purchasing Manager's Index |
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PoF |
Proof of Funds |
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POP |
Public Offering Price |
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POP |
Point Of Purchase |
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PPA |
Pension Protection Act Of 2006 |
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PPE |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
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PPI |
Producer Price Index |
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PPO |
Percentage Price Oscillator |
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PRIDES |
Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Security |
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PSA |
Public Securities Association Standard Prepayment Model |
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PSR |
Price-To-Sales Ratio |
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PVBP |
Price Value of a Basis Point |
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PVI |
Positive Volume Index |
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PYG |
Paraguay Guarani |
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QAE |
Qualified Adoption Expenses |
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QAR |
Qatar Riyal |
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QIB |
Qualified Institutional Buyer |
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QOQ |
Quarter-On-Quarter |
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QSD |
Quality Spread Differential |
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QSR |
Qualified Special Representative Agreement |
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QTE |
Quote |
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QUIPS |
Quarterly Income Preferred Securities |
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RAN |
Revenue Anticipation Note |
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RAR |
Revenue Agent's Report |
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RAROC |
Risk-Adjusted Return On Capital |
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RCB |
Reverse Convertible Bond |
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RCN |
Reverse Convertible Note |
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RCPT |
Receipt |
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REIT |
Real Estate Investment Trust |
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REMIC |
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
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RESP |
Registered Education Savings Plan |
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RFRP |
Risk-Free Rate Puzzle |
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RIA |
Registered Investment Advisor |
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RIC |
Regulated Investment Company |
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ROCE |
Return On Capital Employed |
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ROE |
Return On Equity |
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ROL |
Romanian New Leu |
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RONA |
Return On Net Assets |
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RONIC |
Return On New Invested Capital |
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ROR |
Return on Revenue |
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ROS |
Return on Sales |
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RPI |
Retail Price Index |
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RPM |
Revenue Seat Miles |
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RPP |
Registered Pension Plan |
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RPU |
Revenue Per User |
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RRIF |
Registered Retirement Income Funds |
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RRSP |
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Canada; Roughly Equivalent To The IRA In The U.S.) |
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RS |
Relative Strength |
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RSI |
Relative Strength Index |
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RSL |
Retail Stock Ledger |
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RTGS |
Royal Thai General System Of Transcription - Real Time Gross Settlement |
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RTTC |
Round Trip Transaction Costs |
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RUB |
Russian Ruble |
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RUF |
Revolving Underwriting Facility |
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RVP |
Receive Versus Payment |
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S&P |
Standard & Poor's |
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SAAR |
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate |
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SAP |
Statutory Accounting Principles |
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SAR |
Saudi Riyal |
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SAR |
Stock Appreciation Right |
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SBD |
Solomon Islands Dollar |
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SCR |
Seychelles Rupee |
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SDD |
Sudanese Dinar |
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sdp |
Sudanese Pound |
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SDR |
Special Drawing Rights |
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SEDAR |
System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval |
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SEDOL |
Stock Exchange Daily Official List |
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SEK |
Swedish Krona |
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SEP |
Simplified Employee Pension |
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sepp |
Substantially Equal Periodic Payment |
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sga |
Selling, General & Administrative Expense |
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SGD |
Singapore Dollar |
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SH |
Short S&P 500 Proshares (American Stock Exchange [AMEX]) |
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SHP |
St. Helana Pound |
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SIBOR |
Singapore Interbank Offered Rate |
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SIMPLE |
Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers |
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SIPC |
Securities Investor Protection Corporation |
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SIT |
Slovenian Tolar |
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SKK |
Slovak Koruna |
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SLL |
Sierra Leone Leone |
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SMA |
Simple Moving Average |
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smcg |
Millennium India Acquisition Company Inc |
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SOES |
Small Order Execution System |
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SOMC |
Shadow Open Market Committee |
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SOS |
Somali Shilling |
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spa |
Sales and Purchase Agreements |
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SPAC |
Special Purpose Acquisition Company |
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span |
Standardized Portfolio Analysis |
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SPARQS |
Stock Participation Accreting Redemption Quarterly-Pay Securities |
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spdr |
Spiders |
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SPOT |
Single Payment Options Trading (securities) |
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spq |
Superior Resources Limited |
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SPRA |
Special Purchase and Resale Agreement |
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SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle (sometimes Single Purpose Vehicle) |
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SRG |
Suriname Dollar |
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ssf |
Single Stock Future |
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sso |
Sub-Sovereign Obligation |
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STAMP |
Securities Transfer Association Medallion Program |
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starc |
Stoller Average Range Channels |
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STD |
Sao Tome/Principe Dobra |
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STK |
Stock |
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STP |
Straight-Through Processing |
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STRYPES |
Structured Yield Product Exchangeable For Stock |
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SVA |
Shareholder Value Added |
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SVC |
El Salvador Colon |
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sword |
Stock And Warrant Off-Balance Sheet R&D |
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SYP |
Syrian Pound |
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SZL |
Swaziland Lilangeni |
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T/P |
Take-Profit Order |
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TAC |
Targeted Amortization Class |
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TAN |
Tax Anticipation Note |
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TBE |
Tenants by Entirety |
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TER |
Total Expense Ratio |
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TEV |
Total Enterprise Value |
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TIAA-CREF |
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund |
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TIC |
The Instant Classic |
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TIE |
Times Interest Earned |
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Tigrs |
Treasury Investment Growth Receipts |
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TIPS |
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities |
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TND |
Tunisian Dinar |
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TOD |
Transfer on death |
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TOP |
Tonga P'anga |
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TOPIX |
Tokyo Price Index |
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TRL |
Turkish New Lira |
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TRS |
Teacher Retirement System |
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Trups |
Trust Preferred Securities |
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TSE |
Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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TSO |
Total Shares Outstanding |
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TSR |
Total Shareholder Return |
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TSV |
Time Segmented Volume |
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TTD |
Trinidad And Tobago Dollar |
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TTM |
Trailing Twelve Months |
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TV |
Terminal Value |
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TVI |
Trade Volume Index |
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TWD |
Taiwan Dollar |
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TZS |
Tanzanian Shilling |
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UAH |
Ukraine Hryvnia |
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UBTI |
Unrelated Business Taxable Income |
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UCITS |
Undertakings for the Collective Investment of Transferable Securities |
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UGMA |
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (largely replaced by UTMA) |
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UGS |
Uganda Shilling (currency) |
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UI |
ulcer index |
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UIP |
Uncovered Interest Rate Parity |
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UIT |
Unit Investment Trust |
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UMA |
Unified Managed Account |
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umha |
Unified Managed Household Account |
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Unt |
Unit |
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UNT |
United National Test |
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URDG |
Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees |
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USD |
United States Dollar |
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UT |
Unit Trust |
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UTMA |
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act |
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UYU |
Uruguayan Peso Uruguayo |
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VAMI |
Value Added Monthly Index |
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