|
S.No |
Acronym |
Acronym |
|
1 |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
|
2 |
ADRs |
American Depository Receipts |
|
3 |
AIFIs |
All India Financial Institutions |
|
4 |
ALBM |
Automated Lending and Borrowing Mechanism |
|
5 |
ALBRS |
Automated Lending and Borrowing under Rolling Settlement |
|
6 |
AMC |
Asset Management Company |
|
7 |
AMFI |
Association of Mutual Funds in India |
|
8 |
ASC |
Accounting Standards Committee |
|
9 |
ASBA |
Applications Supported by Blocked Amount |
|
10 |
ATM |
At The Money |
|
11 |
ATSs |
Alternative trading system |
|
12 |
B2B |
Business to Business |
|
13 |
BIFR |
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
|
14 |
BIS |
Bank for International Settlement |
|
15 |
BLESS |
Borrowing and Lending Securities Scheme |
|
16 |
BMC |
Base Minimum Capital |
|
17 |
BSE |
The Stock Exchange, Mumbai |
|
18 |
CBDT |
Central Board of Direct Taxes |
|
19 |
CC |
Clearing Corporation |
|
20 |
CCIL |
Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
|
21 |
CDs |
Certificate of Deposits |
|
22 |
CDSL |
Central Depository Services (India) Limited |
|
23 |
CFM |
Carry Forward Margin |
|
24 |
CFRS |
Carry Forward under Rolling Settlement |
|
25 |
CH |
Clearing House |
|
26 |
CIMC |
Collective Investment Management Company |
|
27 |
CISs |
Collective Investment Schemes |
|
28 |
CIVs |
Collective Investment Vehicles |
|
29 |
CLF |
Collateralized Lending Facility |
|
30 |
CM |
Clearing Member |
|
31 |
CM |
Segment Capital Market Segment of NSE |
|
32 |
CMIE |
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy |
|
33 |
COSI |
Committee on Settlement Issues |
|
34 |
COTI |
Committee of Trade Issues |
|
35 |
CP |
Custodial Participant |
|
36 |
CPs |
Commercial Papers |
|
37 |
CRAs |
Credit Rating Agencies |
|
38 |
CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
|
39 |
CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
|
40 |
CSD |
Collateral Security Deposit |
|
41 |
CSE |
Calcutta Stock Exchange |
|
42 |
DCA |
Department of Company Affairs |
|
43 |
DDBs |
Deep Discount Bonds |
|
44 |
DEA |
Department of Economic Affairs |
|
45 |
DFIs |
Development Financial Institutions |
|
46 |
DNS |
Deferred Net Settlement |
|
47 |
DPs |
Depository Participants |
|
48 |
DRR |
Debenture Redemption Reserve |
|
49 |
DSCE |
Debt Securities Convertible into Equity |
|
50 |
DVP |
Delivery versus Payment |
|
51 |
ECB |
Euro Commercial Borrowings |
|
52 |
ECNS |
Electronic communication Networks |
|
53 |
EDGAR |
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval |
|
54 |
EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
|
55 |
EFT |
Electronic Fund Transfer |
|
56 |
ELSS |
Equity Linked Saving Schemes |
|
57 |
EPS |
Earning Per Share |
|
58 |
ETFs |
Exchange Traded Funds |
|
59 |
F&O |
Futures and Options |
|
60 |
FCCBs |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds |
|
61 |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
|
62 |
FDRs |
Foreign Deposit Receipts |
|
63 |
FDs |
Fixed Deposits |
|
64 |
FIBV |
International World Federation of Stock Exchanges |
|
65 |
FIIs |
Foreign Institutional Investors |
|
66 |
FIMMDA |
Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association |
|
67 |
FIs |
Financial Institutions |
|
68 |
FRAs |
Forward Rate Agreements |
|
69 |
FVCIs |
Foreign Venture Capital Investors |
|
70 |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
|
71 |
GDRs |
Global Deposit Receipts |
|
72 |
GDS |
Gross Domestic Savings |
|
73 |
GNP |
Gross National Product |
|
74 |
GOI |
Government of India |
|
75 |
G Sec |
Government Securities |
|
76 |
I BEX |
ICICI Securities Bond Index |
|
77 |
IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
|
78 |
ICAI |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India |
|
79 |
ICDR |
Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements |
|
80 |
ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Limited. |
|
81 |
ICSE |
Inter Connected Stock Exchange of India Limited |
|
82 |
IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
|
83 |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
|
84 |
IFSD |
Interest Free Security Deposit |
|
85 |
IIM |
Indian Institute of Management |
|
86 |
IISL |
India Index Services and Products Limited |
|
87 |
IOC |
Immediate or Cancel |
|
88 |
IOSCO |
International Organization of Securities Commission |
|
89 |
IPF |
Investor Protection Fund |
|
90 |
IPO |
Initial Public Offer |
|
91 |
IRDA |
Insurance Regulatory and Devevlopment Authority |
|
92 |
IRS |
Interest Rate Swap |
|
93 |
ISIN |
International Securities Identification Number |
|
94 |
ISSA |
International Securities Services Association |
|
95 |
IT |
Information Technology |
|
96 |
ITM |
In The Money |
|
97 |
LAF |
Liquidity Adjustment Facility |
|
98 |
LIC |
Life Insurance Corporation of India Limited |
|
99 |
MCFS |
Modified Carry Forward System |
|
100 |
MFs |
Mutual Funds |
|
101 |
MFSS |
Mutual Fund Service System |
|
102 |
MIBID |
Mumbai Inter bank Bid Rate |
|
103 |
MIBOR |
Mumbai Inter bank Offer Rate |
|
104 |
MMMF |
Money Market Mutual Fund |
|
105 |
MNCs |
Multi National Companies |
|
106 |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
|
107 |
MTM |
Mark To Market |
|
108 |
NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System |
|
109 |
NAV |
Net Asset Value |
|
110 |
NBFCs |
Non Banking Financial Companies |
|
111 |
NCAER |
National Council for Applied Economic Research |
|
112 |
NCDs |
Non convertible Debentures |
|
113 |
NCFM |
NSE’s Certification in Financial Markets |
|
114 |
NDS |
Negotiated Dealing System |
|
115 |
NEAT |
National Stock Exchange Automated Trading |
|
116 |
NGOs |
Non Government Organizations |
|
117 |
NIBIS |
NSE’s Internet based Information System |
|
118 |
NIC |
National Informatics Centre |
|
119 |
NPAs |
Non Performing Assets |
|
120 |
NRIs |
Non Resident Indians |
|
121 |
NSCCL |
National Securities Clearing Corporation of India Limited |
|
122 |
NSDL |
National Securities Depository Limited |
|
123 |
OCBs |
Overseas Corporate Bodies |
|
124 |
OECLOB |
Open Electronic Consolidated Limit Order Book |
|
125 |
OIS |
Overnight Index Swaps |
|
126 |
ORS |
Order Routing System |
|
127 |
OTC |
Over the Counter |
|
128 |
OTCEI |
Over the Counter Exchange of India Limited |
|
129 |
OTM |
Out of the Money |
|
130 |
P/E ratio |
Price Earning Ratio |
|
131 |
PAN |
Permanent Account Number |
|
132 |
PCM |
Professional Clearing Member |
|
133 |
PDAI |
Primary Dealers Association of India |
|
134 |
PDO |
Public Debt Office |
|
135 |
PDs |
Primary Dealers |
|
136 |
PRI |
Principal Return Index |
|
137 |
PRISM |
Parallel Risk Management System |
|
138 |
PSUs |
Public Sector Undertakings |
|
139 |
PV |
Present Value |
|
140 |
QIBs |
Qualified Institutional Buyers |
|
141 |
RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
|
142 |
ROCs |
Registrar of Companies |
|
143 |
RTGS |
Real time Gross Settlement |
|
144 |
S&P |
Standard and Poor’s |
|
145 |
SAT |
Securities Appellate Tribunal |
|
146 |
SC(R)A |
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 |
|
147 |
SC(R)R |
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 |
|
148 |
SCMRD |
Society for Capital Market Research and Development |
|
149 |
SDs |
Satellite Dealers |
|
150 |
SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
|
151 |
SEC |
Securities Exchange Commission |
|
152 |
SGF |
Settlement Guarantee Fund |
|
153 |
SGL |
Subsidiary General Ledger |
|
154 |
SGX DT |
The Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited |
|
155 |
SIPC |
Securities Investor Protection Corporation |
|
156 |
SLR |
Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
|
157 |
SPAN |
Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risks |
|
158 |
SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
|
159 |
SROs |
Self Regulatory Organizations |
|
160 |
SSS |
Securities Settlement System |
|
161 |
STP |
Straight Through Processing |
|
162 |
STRIPS |
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities |
|
163 |
SUS 99 |
Special Unit Scheme 99 |
|
164 |
T Bills |
Treasury Bills |
|
165 |
TDS |
Tax Deducted at Source |
|
166 |
TM |
Trading Member |
|
167 |
TRI |
Total Return Index |
|
168 |
UTI |
Unit Trust of India |
|
169 |
VAR |
Value at Risk |
|
170 |
VCFs |
Venture Capital Funds |
|
171 |
VCUs |
Venture Capital Undertakings |
|
172 |
VSAT |
Very Small Aperture Terminal |
|
173 |
WAN |
Wide Area Network |
|
174 |
WAP |
Wireless Application Protocol |
|
175 |
WDM |
Wholesale Debt Market Segment of NSE |
|
176 |
YTM |
Yield to Maturity |
|
177 |
ZCYC |
Zero Coupon Yield Curve |
|
178 |
AMEX |
American Stock Exchange |
|
179 |
ATS |
Alternative Trading System |
|
180 |
BSE |
Bombay Stock Exchange now known as BSE Limited |
|
181 |
BSE StAR MF |
BSE Stat Mutual Fund |
|
182 |
BTI |
BSE Training Institute |
|
183 |
CM |
Capital Marker |
|
184 |
CME |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
|
185 |
CNBC TV 18 |
Consumer News & Business Channel |
|
186 |
CNX |
CRISIL NSE Indices |
|
187 |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
|
188 |
CV |
Co efficient of Variance |
|
189 |
d.f. |
Degree of Freedom |
|
190 |
DFHI |
Discount and Finance House of India |
|
191 |
DotEx Intl. |
|
192 |
Ltd. |
Dotex International Limited |
|
193 |
ESM |
Emerging Stock Markets |
|
194 |
ETF |
Exchange traded funds |
|
195 |
NYSE |
New York Stock Exchange |
|
196 |
IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
|
197 |
BSE |
Bombay Stock Exchange |
|
198 |
CDSL |
Central Depository Services Limited |
|
199 |
ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
|
200 |
REIT |
Real Estate Investment Trust |
|
201 |
SL |
Stop Loss |
|
202 |
CM |
Capital Market |
|
203 |
DJIA |
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
|
204 |
DMA |
Direct Market Access |
|
205 |
ECN |
Electronic Communication Network |
|
206 |
EPS |
Earnings Per Share |