Ultimate Finance Acronyms Quiz

Can you define these finance and economics-related acronyms? Terms included relate to corporate finance and accounting, capital markets, banking, personal finance, economic and financial indicators, and public and private institutions.
Note: Many abbreviations are U.S.-specific.
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ABCP
Asset Backed Commercial Paper
ABS
Asset Backed Security
ACH
Automated Clearing House
AGI
Adjusted Gross Income
AML
Anti Money Laundering
APR
Annual Percentage Rate
APV
Adjusted Present Value
APY
Annual Percentage Yield
ARM
Adjustable Rate Mortgage
AUM
Assets Under Management
BEA
Bureau of Economic Analysis
BHC
Bank Holding Company
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BLS
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BOA
Bank of America
BOE
Bank of England
BOJ
Bank of Japan
BoP
Balance of Payments
BPS
Basis Points
BRICS
Brazil Russia India China South Africa
CAGR
Compound Annual Growth Rate
CAPEX
Capital Expenditure
CAPM
Capital Asset Pricing Model
CBO
Congressional Budget Office
CBOE
Chicago Board Options Exchange
CCAR
Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review
CCP
Central Counterparty
CD
Certificate of Deposit
CDO
Collateralized Debt Obligation
CDS
Credit Default Swap
CEA
Council of Economic Advisers
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CFA
Chartered Financial Analyst
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CFPB
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
CFTC
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CLO
Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMBS
Commercial Mortgage Backed Security
COGS
Cost of Goods Sold
CP
Commercial Paper
CPA
Certified Public Accountant
CPI
Consumer Price Index
CRA
Community Reinvestment Act
CRE
Commercial Real Estate
CUSIP
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
DCF
Discounted Cash Flow
DJIA
Dow Jones Industrial Average
DTI
Debt to Income
EBITDA
Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization
ECB
European Central Bank
EITC
Earned Income Tax Credit
EM
Emerging Market
EPS
Earnings Per Share
ESG
Environmental Social and Governance
ETF
Exchange Traded Fund
FAIT
Flexible Average Inflation Targeting
FAS
Financial Accounting Standards
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHFA
Federal Housing Finance Agency
FHLB
Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC/Freddie Mac
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FI
Fixed Income
FIFO
First in First Out
FINRA
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
FNMA/Fannie Mae
Federal National Mortgage Association
FOMC
Federal Open Market Committee
FRB
Federal Reserve Board
FRM
Fixed Rate Mortgage
FSOC
Financial Stability Oversight Council
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
FX
Foreign Exchange
FY
Fiscal Year
GAAP
Generally Accepted Accounting Principle
GDI
Gross Domestic Income
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GFC
Global Financial Crisis
GNMA/Ginnie Mae
Government National Mortgage Association
GNP
Gross National Product
GS
Goldman Sachs
GSE
Government Sponsored Enterprise
GVA
Gross Value Added
HELOC
Home Equity Line of Credit
HF
Hedge Fund
HFT
High Frequency Trading
HMDA
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
HTM
Held to Maturity
HY
High Yield
IB
Investment Banking
ICO
Initial Coin Offering
IG
Investment Grade
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IP
Industrial Production
IP
Intellectual Property
IPO
Initial Public Offering
IRA
Individual Retirement Account
IRR
Internal Rate of Return
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
JPMC
JP Morgan Chase
KYC
Know Your Customer
LBO
Leveraged Buyout
LCR
Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFO
Last In First Out
LIHTC
Low Income Housing Tax Credit
LLC
Limited Liability Company
LTV
Loan to Value
M&A
Mergers and Acquisitions
MBS
Mortgage Backed Security
MMF
Money Market Fund
MtM
Mark to Market
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAV
Net Asset Value
NBER
National Bureau of Economic Research
NBFI
Nonbank Financial Institution
NFT
Non Fungible Token
NIM
Net Interest Margin
NIPA
National Income and Product Accounts
NPV
Net Present Value
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
OCC
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OIS
Overnight Index Swap
OMB
Office of Management and Budget
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OTC
Over the Counter
P&L
Profit and Loss
P/E
Price to Earnings
P/S
Price to Sales
PCE
Personal Consumption Expenditure
PCS
Payment Clearing and Settlement
PE
Private Equity
PFOF
Payment for Order Flow
PP&E
Property Plant and Equipment
PPI
Producer Price Index
PPP
Purchasing Power Parity
QE
Quantitative Easing
QoQ
Quarter over Quarter
R&D
Research and Development
RBI
Reserve Bank of India
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
ROA
Return on Assets
ROE
Return on Equity
ROI
Return on Investment
RWA
Risk Weighted Asset
S&L
Savings and Loan
S&P
Standard and Poors
S&T
Sales and Trading
SCF
Survey of Consumer Finances
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SIFI
Systemically Important Financial Institution
SIPC
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
SLR
Supplementary Leverage Ratio
SME
Small and Medium Sized Enterprise
SOFR
Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SOMA
System Open Market Account
SPAC
Special Purpose Acquisition Company
SPV
Special Purpose Vehicle
SPX
S&P 500
SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
TARP
Troubled Asset Relief Program
TFP
Total Factor Productivity
TIPS
Treasury Inflation Protected Security
TPP
Trans-Pacific Partnership
TRACE
Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine
USD
U.S. Dollar
UST
U.S. Treasury
VaR
Value at Risk
VAT
Value Added Tax
VC
Venture Capital
VIX
Volatility Index
WACC
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
WTO
World Trade Organization
YoY
Year over Year
YTD
Year to Date
YTM
Yield to Maturity
ZIRP
Zero Interest Rate Policy
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