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Glossary and abbreviations
The stock exchange A –Z is our online glossary which explains important terms from the world of exchange trading. Please find a list of common abbreviations in the regulatory context below.
Abbreviations
ACER | Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulations |
AIFMD | Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive |
ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
AMF | Autorité des Marchés Financiers |
APA | Approved Publication Arrangement |
ARM | Approved Reporting Mechanism |
Bafin | Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (Federal Financial Supervisory Authority) |
BBA | British Banker’s Association |
BCBS | Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
BI | Benchmark Indizes |
BIC | Bank Identifier Code |
BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
CC | Central Custodian |
CCP | Central Counterparty Clearing |
CDR | Central Data Repository |
CDS | Credit Default Swap |
CER | Certified Emissions Reduction |
CNMV | Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores |
CONSOB | Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa |
CPSS | Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems |
CRR/CRD | Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive |
CSD | Central Securities Depository |
CSDR | Central Securities Depository Regulation |
CSSF | Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier |
Dodd Frank | Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act |
DvP | Delivery versus Payment |
EBA | European Banking Authority |
ECB | European Central Bank |
EMIR | European Market Infrastructure Regulation |
ETC | Exchange-Traded Commodity |
ETD | Exchange Traded Derivatives |
ETF | Exchange-Traded Fund |
ETN | Exchange-Traded NOTE |
ETP | Exchange-Traded Product |
ESAs | European Supervisory Authorities |
ESMA | European Securities and Markets Authority |
EU | European Union |
Euribor | European interbank offered rate |
FCA | Financial Conduct Authority |
FED | Federal Reserve |
FIA | Futures Industry Association |
FIN-FSA | Finanssivalvonta / Financial Supervisory Authority |
FinFraG | Finanzmarktinfrastrukturgesetz (Financial Markets Infrastructure Act) |
FMI | Financial Market Infrastructure |
FMIA | Switzerland’s new Financial Market Infrastructure Act |
FoP | Free of Payment |
FSA | Financial Services Authority |
FSB | Financial Stability Board |
FX | Foreign Exchange |
HKMA | Hong Kong Monetary Authority |
GCM | General Clearing Member |
GTR | Global Trade Repository |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
G20 | Group of 20 major economies in the world |
IANA | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers |
ICSD | International Central Securities Depository |
IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
IPO | Initial Public Offering |
ISDA | International Swaps and Derivatives Association |
LEI | Legal Entity Identifier |
LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate |
MAD/MAR | Market Abuse Directive/Regulation |
MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
MiFID | Markets in Financial Instruments Directive |
MM | Market Maker |
MTF | Multilateral Trading Facility |
NCA | National Competent Authority |
NCB | National Central Bank |
OAM | Officially Appointed National Mechanism |
OTC | Over-the-Counter |
OTF | Organized Trading Facility |
PM | Primary Market |
RA | Rating Agency |
REMIT | Regulation on wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency |
RM | Regulated Market |
RRM | Registered Reporting Mechanism |
RRP | Recovery & Resolution Plans |
RTS/IST | Regulatory Technical Standards/ Implementing Technical Standards |
SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
SFTR | Securities Financing Transactions Regulation |
SM | Secondary Market |
SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
SP | Seed-Phase |
STP | Straight Through Processing |
SWIFT | Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
TR | Trade Repository |
TREM | Transaction Reporting Exchange Mechanism |
T2S | TARGET2-Securities |
UCITS | Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Directive) |
USP | Unique Selling Proposition |
VC | Venture Capital |