ADR – American Depository Receipt

AI – Approved Intermediaries
ALBM – Automated Lending And Borrowing Mechanism
AMC – Asset Management Company
AMFI – Associate Of Mutual Funds Of India
AO –Adjudicating Officer
AS – Accounting Standard
BCI – Bar Council Of India
BRLM – Book Runner Lead Manager
BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange
C AND D – Corporatisation And Demutuaalisation
CAG – Controller And Auditor General
CAGR – Cumulative Average Growht Rate
CARE – Credit Analysis And Research Ltd
CBOE – Chicago Board Options Exchange
CD – Certificate Of Deposit
CDSC – Contingent Deferred Sales Charges
CDSL – Central Depository Services Ltd
CFDS – Corporate Filling And Dissemination System
CFTC – Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CIS – Collective Investment Scheme
CLA – Central Listing Authority
CLB – Company Law Board
CLR – Current Liquidity Ratio
CM – Clearing Member
CRA – Credit Rating Agencies
CRISIL – Credit Rating Information Services Of India Ltd
CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio
CTR – Cash Transaction Report
DAC – Disciplinary Action Committee
DFHI – Discount And Finance House Of India Ltd
DFI – Development Financial Institutions
DIP – Disclosure And Investor Protection
DIS – Delivery Instruction Slips
DP – Depository Participant
DVP – Delivery Versus Payment
ECB – External Commercial Borrowing
ECN – Electronic Contract Notes
ECS – Electronic Clearing Service
EDIFAR – Electronic Data Information Filing And Retrival
ELSS – Equity Linked Saving Scheme
EPS – Earnings Per Share
ESOP – Employee Stock Option Scheme
ESOS – Employee Stock Option Scheme
ESPS – Employee Stock Purchase Scheme
ETF – Exchange Traded Funds
FCCB – Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
FCD – Fully Convertible Debenture
FI – Foreign Investor
FII – Foreign Institutional Investors
FIMMD – Fixed Income Money Market And Derivatives
FIMMDA – Fixed Income Money Market And Derivatives Association
FIMMDA – Fixed Income Money Market And Derivatives Association Of India
FOF – Fund Of Fund
FRB – Floating Rate Bond
FRS – Financial Reporting Standards
FSO – Foreign Structured Obligation
FTI – Fast Track Issue
GDP – Gross Domestic Product
GDR – Global Depository Receipt
GETF – Gold Exchange Traded Fund
G-secs – Government Securities
GSO – Green Shoe Option
HLCC – High Level Committee Of Capital Market
IAS – International Accounting Standards
IBA – Indian Banks Association
IBP – Inter-Bank Participation
ICAI – Institute Of Chargered Accountants Of India
ICD – Inter Coprorate Deposit
ICD – Inter Corporate Depsit
ICRA – Investment Information And Credit Rating Agency Of India Ltd
ICSE – Inter Connected Stock Exchange
IDR – Indian Depository Receipts
IDRS – Indian Depository Receipts
IEPF – Investor Education And Provident Fund
IICM – Indian Institute Of Capital Market
IPA – Issuing And Paying Agent
IPO – Initial Public Offer
IRDA – Insurance Regulatory And Development Authority
IT – Information Technology
KIL – Kosha Investment Ltd
KYC – Know Your Client
LAB – Local Area Bank
LLC – Limited Liability Company
LLP – Limited Liability Partnership
LOR – Lenland, O’breirn, Rubenstein Association
MCA – Ministry Of Corporate Affairs
MCFS – Modified Carry-Forward System
MF – Mutual Fund
MIB – Minsitry Of Information And Broadcasting
MMMF – Money Market Mutual Fund
MOU – Memoranda Of Understanding
NAV – Net Asset Value
NBFC – Non-Banking Financial Company
NCD – Non Convertible Debenture
NCDS – Non Convertible Debt Securities
NDTL – Net Demand And Time Liabilities
NEAT – National Exchange Of Automated Trading
NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer
NRI – Non-Resident Indian
NSDL – National Securities Depository Ltd
NSE – National Stock Exchange
OCD – Optionally Convertible Debentures
OMO – Open Market Operations
OTC – Over The Counter Exchange
PAN – Permanent Account Number
PAT – Profit After Tax
PCD – Partly Convertible Debenture
PDAI – Primary Dealers Association Of India
PDO – Public Debt Office
PN – Participatory Notes
POP – Public Offer Price
PSU – Public Sector Undertaking
QIB – Qualified Institutional Buyers
QIP – Qualified Institutions’ Placement
RBI – Reserve Bank Of India
REMF – Real Estate Mutual Fund
RPI – Retail Price Index
RRB – Regional Rurual Bank
RSE – Regional Stock Exchanges
RSTA – Registrars And Share Transfer Agent
RTA – Registrar And Transfer Agent
RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement
RTI – Registrar To An Issue
SA – Stabilizing Agent
SAT – Securities Appellate Tribunal
SBIC – Small Businesses Investment Companies
SEBI – Securities And Exchange Board Of India
SEC – Securiies Exchange Commision
SEFT – Special Electronic Fund Transfer
SGL – Subsidiary General Ledger
SIL – Snowcem India Ltd
SIP – Systematic Investment Plan
SLB – Securities Lending And Borrowing
SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SME – Small And Medium Enterprise
SMILE – Securities Markets Infrastructure Leveraging Expert Task Force
SPDR – Standard And Poors Depository Receipt
SPN – Secured Premium Notes
STA – Share Transfer Agent
STP – Straight Through Processing
STP – Systematic Transfer Plan
STR – Suspicious Transaction Report
SWP – Systematic Withdrawal Plan
TM – Trading Member
UCC – Unique Client Code
UCC – Unique Client Code
UIN – Unique Identification Number
VAR – Value At Risk
VCF – Venture Capital Fund
VCF – Venture Capital Funds
VPN – Virtual Private Network
WDM – Wholesale Debt Market
WPI – Whole Sale Price Index
ZCB – Zero Coupon Bond