Common Abbreviations Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
ACATS
A
Automated customer account transfer service
2
Q
ADR/ADS
A
American depository receipt (share)
3
Q
AML
A
Anti-money laundering
4
Q
AP
A
Associated person
5
Q
BD
A
Broker-Dealer
6
Q
CA
A
Confidentiality agreement
7
Q
CAPM
A
Capital asset pricing model
8
Q
CF
A
Cash flow
9
Q
COGS
A
Cost of goods sold
10
Q
DDM
A
Dividend discount model
11
Q
DIP
A
Debtor in possession
12
Q
DPP
A
Direct participation program
13
Q
DRS
A
Direct Registration System
14
Q
DWAC
A
Deposit/Withdrawal at custodian
15
Q
EBIT
A
Earnings before interest and taxes
16
Q
EBITDA
A
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
17
Q
EPS
A
Earnings per share
18
Q
ESOP
A
Employee stock option plan
19
Q
EV
A
Enterprise value
20
Q
Fed
A
Federal reserve system
21
Q
FINRA
A
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
22
Q
GARP
A
Growth at a reasonable price
23
Q
IPO
A
Initial public offering
24
Q
IRR
A
Internal rate of return
25
LBO
Leveraged buyout
26
LTM
Last 12 months
27
M&A
Merger and acquisition
28
Nasdaq
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system
29
NAV
Net asset value
30
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
31
OSJ
Office of supervisory jurisdiction
32
OTC
Over the counter
33
OTCBB
Over-the-counter bulletin board
34
P/E
(Price-to-earnings) ratio
35
PEG ratio
(Price-to-earnings/ growth ratio)
36
PIPE
Private Investment in public equity
37
POP
Public offering price
38
PP&E
Property, Plant, and Equipment
39
QIB
Qualified Institutional buyer
40
REIT
Real estate investment trust
41
ROA
Return on assets
42
ROE
Return on equity
43
ROI
Return on investment
44
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
45
STRIPS
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities
46
TO
Tender offer
47
TTM
Trailing 12 months
48
VC
Venture Capital
49
WACC
Weighted average cost of capital
50
WKSI
Well-known, seasoned issuer
