AMEX - American Stock Exchange 
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange 
IPO - Initial Public Offering 
BIS - Bank for International Settlemen… 
NASD - National Association of Securit… 
ROI - Return on Investment 
WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capita… 
CD - Certificate of Deposit 
EBITDA - earnings before interest, tax… 
EPS - Earnings Per Share 
FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo… 
GAAP - Generally Accepted Accounting P… 
IFRS - International Financial Reporti… 
IRA - Individual Retirement Account 
OTC - Over the Counter 
ROCE - Return on Capital Employed 
RPI - Retail Price Index 
SIC - Standard Industrial Classificati… 
TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange 
AML - Anti-Money Laundering 
APR - Annual Percentage Rate 
CAPM - Capital Asset Pricing Model 
CFA - Chartered Financial Analyst 
CFO - Chief Financial Officer 
CPA - Certified Public Accountant 
CPI - Consumer Price Index 
ECB - European Central Bank 
ESOP - Employee Stock Ownership Plan 
FASB - Financial Accounting Standards… 
FATF - Financial Action Task Force