Coins and Currency Acronyms

ACRONYMS:

BUSINESS, COINS, COMMERCE, CURRENCY, E*COMMERCE, ECONOMICS, FINANCE, GOVERNMENTAL, METALS, MINING REAL ESTATE, and INDUSTRY

Disclaimer: Yes, I know. Other acronyms exist, butchering language is one of the world's favorite past times. The one's listed here are simply within the realm of topics discussed on this website - those I keep coming across. There are undoubtedly thousands of fascinating acronyms relating to musical theory or aeronautical engineering not provided herein. You will have to go elsewhere for those (but please come back) as I can barely keep straight what I write about here. TIA.

If you actually want to know what the acronyms MEAN, not just what they stand for, please see my Master Financial Glossary

AAA

A	Class A stock shares; symbol denoting mutual funds with a front end fee
AAA	Bond rating; highest investment grade
AAAID	Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development
AAF	Asset Allocation Fund
AAII	American Association of Individual Investors
AAR	Average Annual Return
ABA	American Banking Association [fin.]
ABC/abc	(Elliot) wave action [TA]
ABI	Absolute Breadth Index [FA]
ABPN	alt.binary.pictures.numismatic
ABS	Agency backed security
ABS	Asset Backed Security
ABS	Automated Bond System
ABCA	Business Corporations Act, Alberta, Canada
ACAT	Automated Customer Account Transfer
ACH	Automatic Clearing House [Trading]
ACRS	Accelerated Cost Recovery System
ACT	Automated Confirmation Transaction Service [OTC securities]
AD	Advance/Decline [TA]
AD	Accumulation/distribution [TA]
ADBI	Asian Development Bank Institute
ADF	Asian Development Fund
ADR	American Depository Receipt [Trading]
ADS	American Depository Share [Trading]
ADP	Alternate Delivery Procedure [Futures trading]
ADX	Average Directional Index [TA]
ADV	Average Daily Volume
AER	Annual Equivalent Rate
AFAIK	as far as I know [net slang]
AFESD	Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AFFO	Adjusted funds from operations
AFTA	ASEAN Free Trade Area
AG	About Good (Coin Grade)
AGI	Adjusted Gross Income [econ.]
Ag	Silver [elemental]
AGI	adjusted gross income [US tax]
AH	after hours
AIA	American Institute of Architects
AICPA	American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s [Acct.]
AID	United States' Agency for International Development
AIR	Assumed Interest Rate
AKA	also known as [net slang]
ALALC	Latin American Free Trade Association
Alpha	risk-adjusted performance coefficient
AMEX	American Exchange [bourse]; American Express [US Co.]
AMF	Arab Monetary Fund
AMF	l’Agence nationale d’encampment du secteur financier
AMT	Alternative Minimum Tax [US tax]
AMU	Asian Monetary Unit
AN	alpha-numeric
ANA	American Numismatic Association
ANACS	American Numismatic Association Certification Service.
ANS	American Numismatic Society
AON	all-or-none
AP	accounts payable [acct.]
AP	associated person [fin.]
API	American Petroleum Institute
API	application program interface
APICORP	Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation
APO	Absolute Price Oscillator [TA]
APR	annual percentage rate [fin]
APSC	Arab Petroleum Services Company
APTI	Arab Petroleum Training Institute
APT	Arbitrage Pricing Theory [econ]
APY	annual percentage yield [fin]
AR	Account Receivables [acct.]; After Rebate
ARM	Adjustable-Rate Mortgage [RE]
ARV	After Repaired Value
ASAP	as soon as possible
ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
AsDB	Asian Development Bank
ASE	American Silver Eagle
ASEAN	Association of South East Asian Nations
ASP	application service provider
ASTC	ASX Settlement and Transfer Corporation Pty Limited (ASTC)
ATHEX	Athens Stock Exchange
ASX	Australian Stock Exchange
ATR	Average True Range [FA]
AU	About Uncirculated
Au	Gold [elemental]
AUCC	American Uniform Commercial Code
AUD	Australian Dollar [currency symbol]

BBB
B#	Brown Number, Breen Number
BG#	Breen and Gillio Number
B&M	Brick & Mortar
B2B	Business-to-Business commerce
B2C	Business-to-Consumer commerce
BAD	Banque africaine de développement
BADEA	Banque Arabe pour le Développement Economique en Afrique/Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
BAN	Bond Anticipation Note
BARR	Bump and Run Reversal [TA]
BAS	Brazilian Antitrust System [Brazilian Law 8884; composed of SEAE, SDE, CADE]
BCEAO	Banque Central des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest/Central Bank of West African States
BGEIX	American Century Global Gold Investor (mutual fund)
BGO	Bema
BEA	Bureau of Economic Analysis [US-Develops GDP numbers]
Beta	Volatility coefficient
BEY	Bond Equivalent Yield
BF	Black Friday
BFS	Bankable Feasibility Study
BIC	Bank Investment Contract
BIS	Bank for International Settlements [fin.]
BKX	PHLX / KBW Bank Index
BLM	Bureau of Land and Management
BLS	Bureau of Labor Statistics [US]
BN	Brown [uncirculated copper color grade]
BO	break-out (of previous trend)
BOD	Board of Directors
BOE	Bank of England
BOHICA	bend over here it comes again [US mil. slang]

BOJ	Bank of Japan
BOJ	Bureau of Justice [US]
Book	“Book” value
BOP	Balance of Payments
BOT	Balance of Trade
bot	web-bot [computer program/algorithm]
BOX	Boston Options Exchange
BP	British Petroleum
BPD	Bureau of Public Debt [US]
BPD	Barrel Per Day
BPI	Bullish Percent Index [FA; market indicator]
BPP	Balanced Payment Plan
BPS	Basis Point
BSA	Bank Secrecy Act
BSX	Bermuda Stock Exchange
BUGS	Basket of Un-hedged Gold Stocks
BTW	By the way [slang WWW]
BU	Brilliant Uncirculated [Coin Grade]

CCC

C	Citibank [NA ticker]
C	Charlotte [Mint mark of North Carolina mint, defunct]
C#	Cohen Number
CA	Chartered Accountant
CAC40	French Bourse
CAD	Computer Aided Design/Drafting
CAD	Canadian Dollar [currency symbol]
CADE	Administrative Council for Economic Defense [Brazilian]
CAMC	Central American Monetary Council
CAP	Convert and Parity [Market Makers]
CAPEX	Capital Expense, expenditure [fin]
CAPM	Capital Asset Pricing Model [econ]
CARIFTA	Caribbean Free Trade Association
CAS	Certified Annuity Specialist
CAUCA	Standard Central American Tariff Code
CB	central bank(ers)
CBMS	Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
CBCA	Canadian Business Corporations Act
CBLRF
CBO	Collateralized Bond Organization
CBOE	Chicago Board Options Exchange
CBR	Cost Benefit Ratio
CBOT	Chicago Board of Trade
CC	Carson City [US mint, defunct]
CCA	Capital Cost Allowance
CCI	Commodity Channel Index
CCR	Cash on Cash Return
CCR	California Code of Regulations
CCS	Current Cost of Supplies
CD	Certificate of Deposit
CDB	Caribbean Development Bank
CDO	Collateralized debt obligation
CDSC	Contingent Deferred Sales Charge [Mutual Funds]
CDSG	California Small Denomination Gold
CDI	CHESS Depository Interest
CDA	Capital Dividend Account
CDS	Canadian Depository for Securities Limited [.to ADR clearinghouse]
CDS	Credit Default Swaps
CEB	Council of Europe Development Bank
CEC	Commodities Exchange Center
CEF	Central Fund of Canada
CEO	Chief Executive Officer [Fin.]
CER	Coupon Equivalency Rater [Bonds]
CESG	Canada Education Savings Grant
CFA	Chartered Financial Analyst
CFO	Chief Financial Officer [Fin.]
CFO	Cancel Former Order [Options]
CFO	Chief Financial Officer
CFP	Certified Financial Planner
CFROI	Cash Flow Return on Investment
CFS	Certified Fund Specialist
CFS	Consolidated Financial Statement [Fin. {Canadian}]
CFTC	Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CHESS	Clearing House Electronic Subregister System [.asx. ADR clearinghouse]
CHF	Helvetia (Swiss) Franc [currency symbol]
ChFC	Chartered Financial Council
CIC	carbon-in-column [mining]
CIC	chartered investment council [pers. Fin.]
CICA	Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
CIF	Cost Insurance and Freight [shipping]
CIL	carbon-in-leach [mining]
CIM	Canadian Institute of Mining
CIMC	Certified Investment Management Consultant
CIMS	Certified Investment Management Specialist
CINS	CUSIP International Numbering System
CIO	Chief Information Officer
CIPF	Canadian Investor Protection Fund
CLN	Credit Linked Note
CIP	carbon-in-pulp
CLO	Collateralized Loan Obligation [Fin]
CLTV	combined loan to value (all notes and HELOCs against bid as ratio)
CLV	closing location value [TA]
CMB	Cash Management Bill
CME	Chicago Mercantile Exchange [bourse]
CMF	Chaikin Money Flow [TA]
CMF	Central Monetary Fund
CMHC	Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
CMIR	Currency and Monetary Instrument Report
CML	Capital Market Line
CMO	collateralized mortgage obligation
CMT	Chartered Market Technician
CMX	Comex [ticker quote range]
CNS	Continuous Net Settlement
CNBC
COCR	cash on cash return [annual net cashflow divided by the cash cost outlay]
COD	Cash on Delivery
COF	Cost of Funds
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
COMESA	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
COMEX	Commodities Exchange
COMTEX	nee Comtex Scientific Corporation
COMP
COO	Chief Operating Officer
COP	Certificate of Participation [bonds]
COPE	Currency Overprinting and Processing Equipment (US Bureau of Engraving and Printing)
COT	Commitment of Traders [futures]
COUGRs	Certificate of Government Receipts
CP	cut and paste [computer slang]
CPA	Certified Public Accountants
CPC	Cost Per Click
CPI	Consumer Price Index (E-elderly;W-clerical, etc)
CPO	Commodity Pool Operator
CPP	Canadian Pension Plan
CPSS	Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems [BIS/Int. fin.]
CPT	Cone Penetrometer
CR	cash receipts [acct.]
CRA	credit reporting agency (Transunion, Equifax, Experian)
CRA	Canadian Revenue Act (or Agency)
CRB	Commodities Research Bureau
CRGI	Cash Return on Gross Investment
CROIC	Cash Return On Invested Capital
CRSP	Certified Retirement Services Professional
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CS	colloidal silver
CSC	Certified Senior Consultant
CSO	Chief Security Officer
CTA	Commodity Trading Advisor
CTC	Competition Transition Charges
CTD	Cheapest To Deliver
CTR	Cash Transaction Report
Cu	copper [elemental]
CTFA	Certified Trust and Financial Advisor
CU	credit union
CUNI	cupro-nickel
CUSIP	Committee on Uniform Securities and Identification Procedures number (a unique number that identifies a particular security)
CVI	Cumulative Volume Index
CWT	Hundred Weight

DDD

D	Dahlonega [Former US Mint in Georgia]
D&B	Dun and Bradstreet [fin; commercial credit advisor]
DA	daily average
DAT	Direct Access Trading
DAX	Deutscher Aktienindex.(German stock market)
DBA	doing business as
DCA	Debt Coverage Ratio
DCA	dollar cost averaging
DCAM	Deep Cameo
DCF	Discounted Cash Flow
DD	due diligence, double down, deal discussion
DDA	Demand Deposit Account
DDM	Dividend Discount Model
DDO	Doubled Dies
DDR	doubled die reverse
DECS	Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock
DECS	Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock
DES	Delivered Ex Ship
Delta	ratio of change in price of option over change in price of underlying asset
DGCX	Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange
DILOF	Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure
DJI	Dow Jones Index [index]
DJIA	Dow Jones Industrial Average [index]
DJT	Dow Jones Transportation [index sector]
DJU	Dow Jones Utilities [index sector]
DINKS	Dual Income No Kids
DIP	Debtor in Possession
DMA	daily moving average [TA]
DMCA	Digital Millennium Copyright Act
DME	Department of Mines and Energy [South Africa]
DMI	Directional Movement Indicator [TA]
DMT	Dominant Market Theory
DMPL	Deep Mirror Proof Like
DNIR	Do Not Increase/Reduce
DOM	Days on Market
DOSC	due-on-sales clause [RE; title transfer (i.e. through quit claim on deed) triggers note holder to demand full payment of note]
DOI	Department of Interior
DOT	Department of Transportation
DOT	Designated Order Turnaround
DOW	Dow Jones
DPO	Days Payable Outstanding
DPP	Direct Purchase Plan
DRIP	Dividend Reinvestment Plan
DROP	Deferred Retirement Option Plan
DTC	Deposit Trust Corporation
DTCC	Depository Trust and Clearing Company
DTNWN	don’t take no wooden nickels
Dwt	penny weight, method for weighing metals
DR	Discount Rate [Fed Funds]
DRIP	Dividend Reinvestment Plan
DRM	Digital Rights Management
DSB	WTO Dispute Settlement Body
DSCR	Debt Service Coverage Ratio
DTI	Debt to Income Ratio
DY	Dividend Yield
DX	US Dollar [Forex]
DYODD	do your own due diligence

EEE

EA	Enrolled Agent
EA	Environmental Assessment (compliance)
EADB	East African Development Bank
EAFE	The European, Australian, and Far East stock index, computed by Morgan Stanley
EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EBIT	Earnings Before Interest and Tax
EBK	Eidgenössische Bankenkommission (Swiss Financial Regulator)
ECB	European Central Bank
ECCB	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
ECLAC	United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECSEDA	Eastern Caribbean Export Development Agency
ECI	Employment Cost Index
ECU	European Currency Unit
EDF	European Development Fund
EDGAR	Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval
EDPO	Exploration Decline Plan of Operations (mining)
EE	USGov't bond issue
EFP	Exchange-for-physical [futures trading}
EIA	Equity indexed annuity
EIC	Earned Income Credit
EF	Extremely Fine [coin grade]
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
EFTA	European Free Trade Association
EGO	Eldorado Gold ticker symbol
EI	Earned Income
EIB	European Investment Bank
EIF	European Investment Fund
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EMA	exponential moving average
EMH	Efficient Market Hypothesis
EMS	European Monetary System
EOS	Enter Open Stop (Open Outcry)
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency [US, Ghana]
EPS	Earning per share [FA]
EPV	Earnings Power Value
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
ERSI
ESCB	European System of Central Banks
ESF	Exchange Stabilization Fund
ESO	Employee Stock Option
ESOP	Employee Stock Option Plan
ESOT	Employee Share Ownership Trust
ESPP	Employee Stock Purchase Plan
ET	eastern time
ETA	Estimated Time of Arrival
ETF	Exchange Traded Fund
EBSA	Employee Benefits Security Union
EU	European Union
EUR	Euro [currency symbol]
EURIBOR	European Interbank Offer Rate
EVA	economic value added
EWT	Ewave Elliot Wave [TA]
EXW	Ex Works

FFF

F	Fine [coin grade]
FA	Fundamental Analysis [trading]
FAD	Funds Available for Distribution
FAKO	proprietary credit formulae
FAQ	frequently asked questions
FAR	Federal Acquisition Requirements
FAR	Free Asset Ratio
FAS	Federal Anti-Monopoly Service of the Russian Federation
FASB	Financial Accounting Standards Board [Fin.; US]
FBB	Farm Bureau Bank
FCF	Free Cash Flow
FCFSC	Federally Chartered Financial Service Center
^FCHI	French CAC [bourse]
FCRA	Fair Credit Reporting Act
FDIA	Federal Deposit Insurance Act
FDIC	Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [US]
FFO	Funds From Operations
FFF	Federal Funds Rate
FHA	Federal Housing Administration
FHFB	Federal Housing Finance Board
FHLMC	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - aka Freddie Mac
FICA	Federal Insurance Contributions Act (aka social security)
FICO	Fair Isaac Credit Organization [credit score based on FICO algorithms]
FIFO	first in, first out [trading; tracking trade position status when more than one position extant]
FINRA	Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FIRE	Finance, Insurance, Real Estate
FIRM	Flood Insurance Rate Map
FIRREA	Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act
FKA	Formerly Known As
FLIP	Family Limited Partnership
FM	Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (aka Freddie Mac)
FMV	fair market value [RE]
FNM	Fannie Mae [US ticker symbol]
FNMA	Federal National Mortgage Association (aka Fannie Mae)
FOK	Fill or Kill
FOMC	Federal Open Market Committee [US Fed.]
FONSI	Finding of No Significant Impact [compliance]
FRA	Forward /Future Rate Agreement
FREIT	Finite-life Real Estate Investment Trust (see also REIT)
FRM	Fixed Rate Mortgage
FRN	Federal Reserve Note [currency]; Floating Rate Note
FS	Financial Statement [acct.]
FS	Full-Step [Coins]
FV#	Fivaz and Stanton number [coin variety nomenclature]
FSA	Flexible Savings Account
FSB	Fully Split Bands
FSF	Financial Stability Forum [BIS/Int. fin.]
FSI	Financial Stability Institute [BIS/Int. fin.]
FTSE	Footsie
FUN	Florida United Numismatist
Fut	future(s)
FX	Forex [futures exchange]
FY	Fiscal Yeal
FYI	for your information
FWIW	for what it’s worth

GGG

G	Good [coin grade]
G10	Group of Ten (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweeden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Practices
GAAS	Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
GATA	Gold Anti Trust Association
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO)
GBD	Gold Bullion Securities
GBP	Great Britain Pound [currency symbol]
^GDAXI	German DAX [bourse]
GDR	Global Depository Receipt
GDP	Gross Domestic Product [fin.]
GE	General Electric [NA ticker]
GE	Golden-Eagle [WWW forum]
GEM	Growing Equity Mortgage
GFI	Goldfields
GG	Gold Corps (Ticker symbol)
GIC	Guaranteed Investment Contract
GIGO	Garbage In, Garbage Out
$GJX	Energy Commodities Index [Goldman Sachs basket]
$GKX	Agricultural Commodities Index [Goldman Sachs basket]
GL	General Ledger [acct.]
GLG	Glamis Gold (former)
GMM	Gallery Mint Museum
GNMA	Government National Mortgage Association (aka Ginnie Mae)
GNP	Gross National Product
GPM	Graduated-Payment Mortgage
GOI	Gross Operating Income
GOX	CBOE Gold Index
GROEI	Gold Returned on Energy Invested
GSA	Glass Steagal Act
GSA	General Services Administration
GS	Goldman Sachs
GSCI	Goldmans Sachs Commodity Index
GSE	Government Sponsored Enterprise
GSRA	Government Sponsored Retirement Account
g/t	gram per ton
gtc	good-(un)’til-call [trading]; good ‘til cancelled
GTL	Gas to Liquid
$GPX	Precious Metals Commodity Index [Goldman Sachs basket]
$GVX	Livestock Commodity Index [Goldman Sachs basket]
$GYX	Industrial Metals Commodity Index [Goldman Sachs basket]

HHH

HDD	Heating Degree Day
HDPE	High Density PolyEthlyene
HEL	Home Equity Loan.
HELOC	Home equity line of credit [RE]
HL	heap leaching [mining]
HLEP	Horizontal Loop Electromagnetic
HLT	Highly Leverage Transaction
H&S	head and shoulders [TA formation]
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
HMY	Harmony
HOA	Home Owners Association
HOLDR	Holding Company Depositary Receipts [AMEX Basket determined by Merill Lynch]
HPCI	Home Price Comparison Index
HSA	hollow stem auger [mining drilling]
HSBC	British Bank (FTSE;HSBA.L)
HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
HUA	Heard, understood, acknowledged [US mil. slang]
^HUI	Goldbugs Index
HUD	Department of Housing and Urban Development

III
IAIGc	Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation
IAN	Index Amortizing Note
IBRP	Initial Benefit Retirement Plan
IBD	Investors Business Daily
IBES	Institutional Brokers Estimate System
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICA	Investment Counsel Association
ICB	International Commodity Body
ICBW	I Could be Wrong
ICC	International Chamber of Commerce
ICA	Investment Company Act [US 1940]
ICI	Investment Company Institute [US mutual fund trade group]
ICFTU	International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICS	Inductively Coupled Plasma
ICSG	International Copper Study Group
IDA	Individual Development Account
IDRB	Industrial Development Revenue Bond
IEA	International Energy Agency
IFC	International Finance Corporation [World Bank Member]
IHC	Indian Head Cent
IIM	Institute for Investment Management
IIRC	If I Remember Correctly [web slang]
ILOC	Irrevocable Line of Credit
IMF	International Monetary Fund [Int. fin.]
IME	in my experience
IMO	in my opinion
IMHO	in my humble opinion (etc.)
INRE	in regards (to)
IPA	Inflation Protected Annuity
IP	Induced Polarization [geotechnical investigation]
IPO	Initial Public Offering
IOSCO	International Organization of Securities Commissions
IRA	Individual Retirement Account
IRC	Internal Revenue Code [US 1986]
IRR	Internal Rate of Return
IPS	Inflation Protected Security
IsDB	Islamic Development Bank Group
ISE	International Securities Exchange
ISIN	[SA ticker information]
ISIN	International Securities Identification Number
ISM	Institute for Supply Management
ISO	International Standards Organization
ISO	In search of [slang WWW], or type of CD-Rom image file
ISO	Intermarket Sweep Order
ISP	internet service provider
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 Index

JJJ

J#	Judd number
JCP	Junior Capital Pool
JORC	Austrailasian code for reporting of mineral resources and ore reserves
JPA	Joint Powers Authority
JPM	JP Morgan, US Investment Bank
JPY	Japanese Yen [currency symbol]
JR#	John Reich number [Bust Dime varieties]
JSE	(Johannesburg) Securities Exchange [South Africa bourse]
JTIC	Joint Tenants in Common
JV	joint venture

KKK

KBWI	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Index (banks); aka BKX
Kg	Kilogram
KOSPI	Korean Composite Stock Price Index
KRW	Korean Won
KSSKingsdale Shareholder Services	Knight-Ridder.[Trading]
kWh	Kilowatt hour

LLL

LA	Laser Ablation
LBO	Leveraged Buyout
LEAPS	Long Term Equity Anticipation Security
LHD	Load-Haul-DUmp
LIFO	Last in First Out
LIBOR	London Inter Bank Offered Rate
LIFO	Last In First Out
LLC	Limited-liability corporation
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership
LM#	Logan-McCloskey number [Bust Half Dime]
LME	London Metal Exchange
LOI	Letter of Intent
LRIC	Long Run Incremental Cost
LRP	Liquidity Replenishment Point
LSA	Lifetime Savings Account
LSE	London Stock Exchange
LB	loan to book
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership
LIBID	London Inter Bank Bid Rate
LTCM	Long Term Capital Management
LTIP	Long Term Incentive Plan
LTV	Loan-to-value [RE]

MMM

M0	Amount of coins and paper currency in circulation [money supply]
M1	M0 + checking account balances [money supply]
M2	M1 + short term accounts(savings, money market, mutual funds) owned by public [money supply]
M3	M2 + CDs and other long term cash investments + S&L + CU
MA	Moving Average
MACD	Moving Average Convergence/Divergence
MACRS	Modified accelerated cost recovery system
MADI	Moving Average Directional Indicator
MBA	Masters of Business Administration [academic]
MBA	Mortgage Bankers Association
MBS	Mortgage Backed Security
MBA	Masters of Business Administration
MBA	Mortgage Bankers Association [RE]
MBO	Management Buyout
MBS	Mortgage Backed Security
MCI	Monetary Conditions Index
McOsi	McClellan Oscillator Summary Indes
MDA	Management Discussion and Analysis
MDCR	Major Currency Dollar Index [Fed. Res.]
MDD	maximum (percentage) draw down (fin.)
MDD	Mechanical Doubling Damage
MDG	Meridian Gold [tic]
MDY	spyder; SPDR S&P 400 midcap index
MEC	Modified Endowment Contract
MER	Merrill Lynch (NA ticker:NYSE)
MFI	Money Flow Index [TA]
MFN	Ticker Symbol for Minefinders
MIC	Market Identification Code
$MID	S & P midcap 400 index
MIR	Mail in rebate [e-commerce]
MIRR	Modified Internal Rate of Return
MIT	Market if Touched
MM	money market
MM	market maker
MMDA	money market deposit account
MMI	Major Market Index
MMM	3M Ticker Symbol
MNA	Mergers and Acquisitions
MOAB	Mother of All Bulls
MOC	Ministry of Commerce (Chinese govt.)
MLR	Ministry of Land and Resources (Chinese govt.)
MOM	MERS as Original Mortgagee
MOS	Margin of Safety
MPC	Marginal Propensity to Consume
MPC	Monetary Policy Committee
MPO	Mine Plan of Operations
MPT	Modern Portfolio Theory
MR	mud rotary [mining drilling]
MSA	Medical Savings Account
MRP	Most Recent Period
MS	Morgan Stanley; Mass Spectrometry
MSA	Medical Savings Account
MSI	McClellan Summation Index
MSHA	Mining Safety Health Administration
MSP	Medallion Signature Program [NYSE certification program]
M2M	Mark to Market
MTA	Market Technicians Association
MTBE	methyl tertiary butyl ether
MTPA	million tons per annum
MVQ	Market Versus Quote
MZM	Money Zero Maturity

NNN

N#	Newcomb Number [Large Cent Die variety]
NA	Not Applicable
NABE	National Association for Business Economics (NABE)
NAGI	Net adjusted gross income [US tax]
NAIC	National Association of Investors Corporation
NAPFA	National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
NAPM	National Association of Purchasing Management
NAREIT	National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
NASD	National Association of Securities Dealers [fin.]
NASDAQ	National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotes (system) [bourse]
NASE	National Association for the Self Employed
NAV	Net Asset Value
NBBO	National Best Bid and Offer
NCIB	Normal-Course Issuer Bid
NCLT	non-circulating legal tender coin (bullion)
NCUA	National Credit Union Administration
NDCTP	Nuclear Decommissioning Cost Triennial Proceeding
NCUSIF	National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund
NDF	Nordic Development Fund
NDS	Non - Deliverable Swap
NDX	Nasdaq 100
NEM	Newmont Mining (US)
NEPA	National Environmental Policy Act (compliance)
NFA	National Futures Association
NG	natural gas
NI	Nickel; Net Income
NIA	not investment advice
NIB	Nordic Investment Bank
NIMBY	not in my backyard [slang]
NIMS	Net Interest Margin Securities
NIMEY	not in my election year [slang]
NINAV	No Income/No Asset Verification [RE; mortgage type]
NLG	Numismatic Literary Guild
NMS	National Market System
NM	Not Meaningful
NMA	Nevada Mining Association
NOB	Note Over Bond
NOD	Notice of Default
NOI	Net operating income; Notice of Intent
NOW	Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (account)
NP	Neutralization Potential [acid/base chemistry mining reclamation]
NPI	net profit interest
NPL	Non-performing Loan
NPV	Net Present Value [as curve mining resource estimation]
NRB	National Registration Bureau [Chinese govt.]
NRD	National Registration Database
NSCC	National Securities Clearing Corporation [OTC securities]
NSB	National Standards Board
NSMIA	National Securities Markets Improvement Act 1996
NSF	Non Sufficient Funds
NSR	Net Smelter Return [mining: US FS reserve estimate methodology]
NT	Northern Territory [Aus.]
NTA	net tangible assets
NUA	Net Unrealized Appreciation
NV	Nevada
NY	New York
NYC	New York City
NYSE	Composite Index [Index]
NYBOT	New York Board of Trade
NYMEX	New York Mercantile Exchange [bourse]
NYSE	New York Stock Exchange [bourse]
NZD	New Zealand Dollar [currency symbol]

OOO
O	New Orleans Mint mark [US coins]
O#	Overton Number [US Bust Half coin variety]
OAS	Option Adjusted Spread
OASDI	Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program
OBCA	Business Corporations Act [Can]
OBV	On Balance Volume
OBW	Old/Original Bank Roll
OCC	Options Clearing Corporation
OCF	Operating cash flow
OCC	Office of Comptroller of Currency
OE	option expiration
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [Int. fin.]
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OEX	S & P 100 index
OFHEO	Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight
OHLC	Open High Low and Close
OI	Open Interest [fut.]
OID	Original Issue Discount
OITP	other important trading partners [Fed. Res.]
OMM	Over Mint marks
OPALS	Optimized Portfolio as Listed Securities
OPEC	Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPM	other people’s money [slang]
ORA	Office of Ratepayer Advocates
OSC	Ontario Securities Commission
OT	Off topic [slang WWW]
OTC	over-the-counter [trading]
OTCBB	Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board [bourse]
OTM	out of the money (option trading)
OTS	Office of Thrift Supervision
Oz	ounce (troy or otherwise)
Oz	Australia [slang]

PPP

P	Philadelphia [US coin mint mark]
PA	Purchase Agreement
PAAS	Pan American Silver
PAB	Private Activity Bond
PBT	Profit Before Tax
PBGC	Pension Benefit Guarantee Company/Corporation
PCX	Pacific Stock Exchange (former)
PCP	previous corresponding period [FA]
Pd	Palladium
PDG	Placer Dome Gold [US ticker]
P/E	Price per Earnings
PES	Price per Earnings per Share
PERC	Preferred Equity Redemption Stock
PEG	Price per Earnings per Growth
PEI	Prince Edward Island
PERT	Portfolio Evaluation Review Technique [NAIC]
P&F	point and figure [TA]
PFIC	Passive Foreign Investment Company
PFS	Personal Financial Specialist
PHLX	Philadelphia Stock Exchange
PHP	Philippine Peso
PIN, PINES	Public Income Notes
PIK	Payment in Kind
PIP	Price Interest Point
PIPE	Private Investment in Public Equity
PITI	principal interest, taxes, and insurance [RE]
PM	Precious Metals (Au
PM	Private message [slang WWW]; Par Mortgage [RE]
PMI	purchasing management indicator [financial]
PMI	private mortgage insurance
PMO	Price Momentum Oscillator [TA]
PNG	Professional Numismatists Guild
POP	Pick up Point
POP/S	Point of Purchase/Sale; Public Offering Price
POTUS	president of the United States
PP	Proven and Probable [mining reserves]
PPE	Property, Plant and Equipment; Personal Protective Equipment
PPI	Producers Price Index
PPO	Percentage Price Oscillator
PPM	Private Placement Memorandum
PPP	purchase power parity
PPT	plunge protection team [black bag]
P/S	Price per Sales
Pt	Platinum [elemental]
PTB	powers that be [black bag]
PUC	public utility commission
PUD	Planned Unit Development [RE]
PV	present value [financial]
PVI	Positive Volume Index
PVO	Percentage Volume Oscillator

QQQ

QA/QC	quality assurance/quality control
QC	Quit Claim
QC	Quality Control
QIB	Qualified Institutional Buyer
QIF	Quicken Interchange Format ( text file format)
QQQ	Nasdaq 100 futures [ticker symbol]
QUADRO	Qualified Domestic Relations Order
QUIPS	Quarterly Income Preferred Securities -

RRR

R#	Coin Rarity Scale
R72	Rule of 72 [Fin. Planning]
RAB	Rotary Air Blast
RAR	Revenue Assessment Report; Type of zip technology
RC	Reverse-circulation [mining, drilling]
RCR	Registered Commodity representative [Fin.]
R&D	Research and Development
RE	Real Estate
Refi	Refinance [RE]
REIT	Real Estate Investment Trust
REMIC	Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
RESP	Registered Education Savings Plan
RESPA	Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (1974)
REO	real estate-owned
RIA	Registered Investment Advisor
RIC	Regulated Investment Company; Richmont [ticker]
RIC	Roman Imperial Coinage
ROA	Return on assets
ROCE	Return On Capital Employed
ROC	Return on cash
ROD	Record of Decision [compliance]
ROE	Return On Equity
ROI	Return on Investment
ROIC	Return on Invested Capital
ROIC	Return on Invested Capital
RPD	RePunched Dates
RPI	Retail Price Index
RPM	RePunched Mint marks
RPU	Revenue Per User
RPP	Registered Pension Plan
RRSP	Registered Retirement Savings Plan (Canadian)
RTA	Return on Total Assets
RTGSs	Real Time Gross Settlements -
RP	receipts payable [acct.]
RS	Relative Safety
RSA	Retirement Savings Account
RSI	Relative Strength Index
RTQ	real-time quote
RTTC	Round Trip Transaction Costs
RV	Relative Value
$RUT	Russell 2000 [index]

SSS

S	San Francisco (mint mark)
S#	Sheldon Number, Snow Number
SA	Securities Act [US-1934]
SA	South Africa
SA	South America
SAG	semi-autogenous grinding machine [mining, ore grinding]
SAI	Statement of Additional Information
SAP	Statutory Accounting Principles
	South African Code of Reporting of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserve
SAR	South African Rand
SAR	Stop and Reversal [TA]; Stop and Reverse [brokers order]
SAR	Stock Appreciation Rights
SASE	Self addressed stamped envelope
SCM	Supply Chain Management
SCMP	Stock Changes Medallion Program
SDA	Sweep Deposit Account
SDR	Standard Drawing Right [currency]
SEA	Securities Exchange Act [US-1934]
SEA	Secretariat of Economic Monitoring [Brazilian reports to Ministry of Finance]
SEC	Securities and Exchange Commission [US, Can Fin.]
SEDAR	System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval [Canadian finance]
SEDOL	Stock Exchange Daily Official List
SEGS	Sovereign Entities Grading Service
SEO	Search Engine Optimizer
SEP	self-employed people; or small company {25} retirement plan]
SFAS	Statement of Financial Accounting Standards [Can. GAAP]
SFD	Saudi Fund for Development
SGR	Sustainable Growth Rate
SGX	Singapore Exchange
S&H	Shipping and handling
SHFE	Shanghai Futures Exchange
SHO	SEC Regulation Release No. 50103, 69 FR 48008 (August 6, 2004 re: short sales
SIECA	Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
SIMPLE	Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers
SIV	structured investment vehicles
SKU	Unique product ID number assigned by the retailer
SIPC	Securities Investor Protection Corporation
S&L	savings and loan
SLGS	State and Local Government Nonmarketable Securities
SLMA	Student Loan Marketing Association (aka Sallie Mae)
SLV	IShares Silver Trust
SM	Stock Market
SMA	Simple Moving Average
SMF	Senegalo-Malian Fault [Geol.]
$SML	S & P Small Cap 600 index
SMXMF	Samex Mining ticker symbol
SOES	Small Order Execution System
SOPA	Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
^SOX	Philadelphia (PHLX) Semiconductor index; Sarbane Oxley
SOX	Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002)
SPAN	Standardized Portfolio Analysis of Risk
S & P	Standard and Poor’s [index]
SPDR	Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt
SPE	Special Purpose Entity
SPOT	Single Payment Option Trade
SPE	Special Purpose Entity
Spec	speculator
SPR	Strategic Petroleum Reserves
SPRA	Special Purchase and Resale Agreement
SPX	S&P 500 Large Cap index
SPY	spyders [SPDR; S&P 500 futures]
SR	strip ratio [mining]
SRB	State Reserves Bureau (Chinese)
SRI	Socially Responsible Investment
SSI	Supplemental Security Income
SSL	secure socket layer
ST	short term
STAMP	Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program [Can.]
STF	subject to financing [RE; aka ‘subject to clause’; closing depends upon satisfaction of daughter clauses (financing, inspection, etc.)]
STOCH	Stochastics (aka ‘stokes’) TA
SVF	Stable Value Fund
SOX	Sarbanes Oxley Act, Sulfur Oxides
SXEW	Type of copper heap leaching process [mining]
SWIFT	Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

TTT

TA	Technical Analysis
TAF	Term Auction Facility
TBD	to be determined
TBE	Tenant by Eternity/Entirety
TCO	Total Cost of Ownership
TDE	Time domain electromagnetic [Geophys.]
TER	Total Expense Ratio
TEY	Taxable Equivalent Yield
TFNN	The Financial News Network
TIA	thanks in advance [slang]
TIAA CREF	Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund
TIC	Treasury International Capital (UST system); Tenant in Common
Tic	Tick (ticker)
TIGRs	Treasury Investment Growth Receipts
TIN	Taxpayer Identification Number [US]
TIPS	Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities
TLA	Three letter acronyms
TMR	truck-mounted rig [mining, drilling]
TPTB	the powers that be [slang]
TR	Trading Range
$TRAN	Dow Jones Transportation Average [20 Transportation stocks]
TRIN	Arms Index [FA; A/D volume ratio indicator]
TS	trailing stop [trading]
TS	Time and Sales [options trading]
TSA	Tax Sheltered Annuity
TSE	Toronto Stock Exchange
TSF	Temporary Seller Financing
	Term Securities Lending Facility
TSP	Tri-sodium Phosphate
TSR	Total Shareholder Return
TSV	Time Segmented Volume
TSX	Toronto Stock Exchange
TU	Trans Union
TVI	Trade Volume Index
T	ATT Ticker Symbol
TO	Toronto Stock Exchange
TOD	Transfer on Death
TTA	Trust Transfer Amount
TTM	Trailing Twelve Months

UUU

UAE	United Arab Emirates
UBTI	Unrelated Business Taxable Income
UAW	United Auto Workers
UGMA	Uniform Gift to Minors Act
UTMA	Uniform Gift to Minors Act
UIT	Unit Investment Trust
UN	United Nations
UPB	unpaid balance [accounting]
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UPC	Universal product code (unique product ID assigned by MFR)
UPS	United Parcel Service
US	united states
USC	United States Code [US legal]
USD	United States dollar
USPS	United States Postal Service
USERX	US Global gold and metals fund
UST	United States treasury
$UTIL	Dow Jones Utilities Average
UW	Underwriter

VVV

V#	\Valentine number
V	'When distributed'
VCRN	Variable Coupon Renewable Note
VGZ	Vengold
VIX	Market Volatility index symbol
VXN	Market Volatility index symbol (NDX on CBOE)

WWW

W	'warrant'
WA	Western Australia
WACC	Weighted Average Cost of Capital
WAL	Weight Averaged Life
WFOE	Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise
WGC	World Gold Council
WHT	Wheaton Minerals Ltd.
WI	When Issued
$ WLSH	Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index
W%R	Williams %R {TA]
WTSHTF	When the stuff hits the fan
WWW	World Wide Web
WYSIWYG	what you see is what you get [slang]

XXX

XAGUSDO FOREX	Silver spot price

XAU	Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index [index]
$XAX	AMEX Composite Index
XD	Ex Dividend
XEU	Euro Index
XJY	Japanese yen
XLB	spyder; S&P Basic Industry SPDR
XLE	spyder; S&P Energy SPDR
XLF	spyder; S&P Financial SPDR
XLF	spyder; S&P Industrial SPDR
XLK	spyder; S&P Tech SPDR
XLP	spyder; S&P Consumer Staples SPDR
XLU	spyder; S&P Utility SPDR
XLV	spyder; S&P Consumer Services SPDR
XLY	spyder; S&P Cyclicals and Transports SPDR
XW	ex-warrant

YYY
YAFTS	Yet Another Free T Shirt
YGM	You've got mail [slang WWW]
YMMV	Your mileage may vary [slang WWW]
YN	Young Numismatist
YOY	Year over Year
YTD	year to date

ZZZ
Zar	South African Rand

.Ax
^xxx	index (for example ^N225 is the Nikkei 225 average as trades on the Osaka exchange)

5C's of credit	The five key elements for a borrower to obtain credit: character, capacity, capital, collateral and condition.
10-K	Detailed annual financial report for a publicly-traded company
10- Q	quarterly financial report for a publicly-traded company
123	Elliot Wave counts [TA]
401(k)	section of us IRS code and plan pertaining to tax-deferred investing
403(b)	A deferred compensation plan similar to a 401(k) except offered by non-profit organizations.
529	That section of IRS code that allows for tax deferred college savings
1031	IRS Code Section; equity exchange:
1040	U.S. Individual Income Tax Return form; variations are 1040A and 1040EZ.
1099	US IRS form, IRS form for reporting annual principle and interest income to investors.
	Reporting of Gold Sale (Kruggerands)

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