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Wealth Management
WM
Wealth Management
AM
Asset Management
PB
Private Banking
HWNI
High Net Worth Individual
AUM
Assets Under Management
EAM
External Asset Manager
IAM
Independent Asset Manager
Technical Analysis
RSI
Relative Strength Index
DMI
Directional Movement Index
VWAP
Volume Weighted Average Price
MA
Moving Average
SMA
Simple Moving Average
EMA
Exponential Moving Average
General
EMEA
Europe, Middle East and Africa
SRI
Socially Responsible Investments
KYC
Know Your Customer
IRQ
Investment Risk Profiling
AML
Anti-Money Laundering
AGM
Annual General Meeting
EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting
GSCI
Goldman Sachs Commodity Index
MSCI
Morgan Stanley Capital International
APAC
Asia Pacific
ESOP
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Investments
FX
Foreign Exchange
IRP
Interest Rate Parity
IV
Implied Volatility
ETF
Exchange Traded Funds
CDO
Credit Default Obligation
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
UT
Unit Trust
CTA
Commodity Trading Advisor
TIPS
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities
CLN
Credit Linked Note
CoCos
Contingent Securities
ELN
Equity Linked Note
HLT
Highly Leveraged Transaction
APT
Arbitrage Pricing Theory
MPT
Modern Portfolio Theory
EMH
Efficient Market Hypothesis
CML
Capital Market Line
Investment Banking
IB
Investment Bank
IPO
Initial Public Offering
OTC
Over-the-Counter
M&A
Merger & Acquisitions
MBO
Management Buy-out
LBO
Leveraged Buy-out
RTO
Reverse Takeover
IR
Investor Relations
Trading
Pip
Price in Point / Percentage in Point
Bps
Basis Points
GTC
Good till cancel
GTM
Good this month
AHT
After-Hours Trading
T/P
Take-Profit Order
YTM
Yield to Maturity
NDS
Non-Deliverable Swap
NDF
Non-Deliverable Forward
DAOO
Down-and-Out Option
NQ
No Quote
XW
Ex-warrant
XD
Ex-dividend
Economics
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GNP
Gross National Product
BOP
Balance of Payments
BOT
Balance of Trade
PPI
Producer Price Index
CCI
Consumer Confidence Index
PMI
Purchasing Manager’s Index
CPI
Consumer Price Index
Accounting
FY
Fiscal Year
YOY
Year on Year
QOQ
Quarter on Quarter
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GAAS
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Financial Market
FI
Financial Institutions
ABF
Asian Bond Fund
ABR
Absolute Return Strategy
DAT
Direct Access Trading
MTN
Medium-Term Note
EMTN
Euro Medium Term Note
GDR
Global Depository Receipt
IDR
International Depository Receipt
ADR
America Depository Receipt
CDR
Chinese Depositary Receipt
LIBID
London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR
London Interbank Offer Rate
EURIBOR
Euro Interbank Offer Rate
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
ASX
Australia Stock Exchange
TSE
Tokyo Stock Exchange
DJIA
Dow Jones Industrial Average
TOPIX
Tokyo Price Index
CBOE
Chicago Board Options Exchange
NYBOT
New York Board of Trade
NASDAQ
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System
EURIBID
Euro Interbank Bid Rate
SIBOR
Singapore Interbank Offer Rate
SIBID
Singapore Interbank Bid Rate
HIBOR
Hong Kong Interbank Offer Rate
HIBID
Hong Kong Interbank Bid Rate
SOR
Swap Offer Rate
Finance
NPV
Net Present Value
NPL
Non Performing Loan
FCF
Free Cash Flow
EV
Enterprise Value
EPS
Earnings Per Share
CF
Cash Flow
CEPS
Cash Earnings Per Share
CDPU
Cash Distribution Per Unit
P/E
Price Earnings Ratio
IRR
Internal Rate of Return
ROI
Return on Investment
ROE
Return on Equity
ROA
Return on Assets
AAR
Average Annual Return
AR
Absolute Return
AR
Annualised Return
TR
Total Return
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
WACC
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
CAPEX
Capital Expenditure
EBIT
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortisation
NI
Net Income
NAV
Net Asset Value
MCAP
Market Capitalisation
CONV
Convertible
Entities
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
EU
European Union
ECB
European Central Bank
SWF
Sovereign Wealth Fund
SOE
State Owned Enterprise
UN
United Nations
IMF
International Monetary Fund
WGC
World Gold Council
G7
Group of 7 Nations
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
IBAN
International Bank Account Number
ISDA
International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISMA
International Securities Market Association
ISIN
International Securities Identification Number
IBF
International Banking Facility
IBES
Institutional Broker’s Estimate System
Fed
Federal Reserve (US Central Bank)
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee
BOJ
Bank of Japan
BOE
Bank of England
LTCM
Long-Term Capital Management
SPV
Special Purpose Vehicle
BVI
British Virgin Island
S&P
Standard & Poor’s
CPF
Central Provident Fund
Currency
USD US Dollar
EUR Euro Dollar
GBP Great British Pounds
NOK Norwegian Krone
CHF Confoederatio Helvetica Franc
CNY Chinese Yuan
SGD Singapore Dollar
AUD Australian Dollar
NZD New Zealand Dollar
CAD Canadian Dollar
JPY Japanese Yen
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
IDR Indonesia Rupiah
INR Indian Rupee
MYR Malaysia Ringgit
TWD Taiwan Dollar
MMK Myanmar Kyat
BDT Bangladesh Taka
MOP Macau Pataca
THB Thai Baht
VND Vietnamese Dong
SEK Swedish Krona
KHR Cambodian Riel
AED Arab Emirates Dirham
RUB Russian Ruble
KRW Korean Won
BND Brunei Dollar
PHP Philippine Peso
Job Titles
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
COO
Chief Operating Officer
BOD
Board of Director
MD
Managing Director
ED
Executive Directory
