Science & Technology

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-... Scientific develops a rapid-response melamine test kit using an enzyme identified by researchers in Professor Larry Wackett's lab in the BioTechnology Institute at the College of Biological Sciences. Milk and baby formula adulterated with melamine, added to boost yield, caused thousands of children to become ill in China. The field kit allows for testing for melamine at the source before widespread contamination can occur.

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Science & Technology

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-... Scientific develops a rapid-response melamine test kit using an enzyme identified by researchers in Professor Larry Wackett's lab in the BioTechnology Institute at the College of Biological Sciences. Milk and baby formula adulterated with melamine, added to boost yield, caused thousands of children to become ill in China. The field kit allows for testing for melamine at the source before widespread contamination can occur.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 3:59 pm
Author: umncbs

Length: 06:01
Rating: 5.0
Views: 879

Science & Technology

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health http://www1.umn.edu/news/news-... Scientific develops a rapid-response melamine test kit using an enzyme identified by researchers in Professor Larry Wackett's lab in the BioTechnology Institute at the College of Biological Sciences. Milk and baby formula adulterated with melamine, added to boost yield, caused thousands of children to become ill in China. The field kit allows for testing for melamine at the source before widespread contamination can occur.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 3:59 pm
Author: umncbs

Length: 06:01
Rating: 5.0
Views: 879

IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources

مرجعك الشامل لصيانة برنامج | Internet Explorer Browser مقدم من : افهم كمبيوتر IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources SmartCleaner will clean & speed up your computer. Great for beginners http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Error message when you try to install Internet Explorer 7: "Internet Explorer could not be installed" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917925/en-us How to perform a repair installation of WinXP if IE7 is installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964/en-us When you use Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web site, you may receive error messages that state that you do not have the most current version of Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923196/en-us How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 The Compose Message form stops responding after you install IE7 and the S/MIME control on an Outlook Web Access client in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924334 You receive a security warning in Internet Explorer 7 when you visit a Web page that is hosted on a secure Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925014/en-us The Read Mail toolbar button is not visible in Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926068/en-us Error message when you start Internet Explorer 7 or try to access a Web site: "Internet Explorer cannot display the Webpage" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926431/en-us RSS feeds may not be updated in Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926447/en-us In Internet Explorer 7, RSS feeds are not listed, or you cannot subscribe to RSS feeds http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926448/en-us Internet Explorer 7 does not start correctly or stops responding unexpectedly http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449/en-us Icons that are associated with the current version of Internet Explorer are incorrect after you install or uninstall Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926715/en-us The installation of Windows Internet Explorer 7 never finishes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926716/en-us Availability of Windows Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926874/en-us Additional articles Diagnosing and resolving problems with Tabbed Browsing in IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...24/203178.aspx Internet Explorer 7 is stuck at the first run welcome page http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...19/188482.aspx IE7 - will it be installed automatically on SBS2003 R2 systems running WSUS in its default configuration? http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...12/171459.aspx Make HP Director software play nice with IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...22/197647.aspx Fix: Problems with IE and NitroPDF: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193880.aspx Keyboard shortcuts for IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193626.aspx Windows Search Guide in IE7 http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...de-in-ie7.aspx Slow Start Up http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp Resources Information Index for IE7 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/infoindex/default.aspx Internet Explorer 7 Quick Reference Guide http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/attachment/715071.ashx EnhanceIE.com - Add-ons, Tweaks, Troubleshooting & more http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/ IE7 Solutions Center http://support.microsoft.com/ph/8722 Source and to keep current on IE 7 changes: MS-MVP Sandi Hardemeir http://www.ie-vista.com/index.html http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks FIX: IE 7 Installation Failure: Access Denied This is a variation on a much written about "fix." The original fix was suggested back in the XP Service Pack 2 installation days, (and can be found on the AUMHA site here: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=8125) and has been resurrected as an approach to IE 7 installation errors involving Access Denied in the installation logs. Unfortunately, that "fix" can take hours -- even days -- depending on the size of your hard drive and the number of folders. It also does nothing about Ownership or ACEs on the registry. The following takes just a minute to run, and then you will be able to successfully install IE. Here is my modified 'fix' that has been tested: First, download, unzip and move to \Windows\System32 the files: REGINI.EXE : http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...000/regini.zip SUBINACL.EXE : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...f-ed6985e3927b Second, open notepad, and copy/paste the following: subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f regini C:\reg_fix.txt cls REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached" /v "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {00214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 Do a File, Save as, C:\fix_reg.cmd Third, open notepad again and paste the following: \Registry\Machine\Software [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl [1 5 10] Do a File, Save, c:\reg_fix.txt Fourth, as Adminitrator use Control Panel, User Accounts, to create a brand new Administrator priviliged user. Logout and logon as this new user; Now reboot XP, and start hitting the F8 function key early and often; In the Advanced Boot Menu that appears, choose Safe Mode with Networking, and logon as the newly created Administrator-type user Fifth, do a Start, Run, cmd Type: C: CD \ fix_reg.cmd Reboot when finished. Again hit the F8 functioin key early and often and again logon in Safe Mode with Networking as the New user created earlier. Finally Install IE 7. Regards to all.   IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine? IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine (for developers) Sourced from Get Windows XP Free Virtually, With a Catch

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IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources

مرجعك الشامل لصيانة برنامج | Internet Explorer Browser مقدم من : افهم كمبيوتر IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources SmartCleaner will clean & speed up your computer. Great for beginners http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Error message when you try to install Internet Explorer 7: "Internet Explorer could not be installed" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917925/en-us How to perform a repair installation of WinXP if IE7 is installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964/en-us When you use Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web site, you may receive error messages that state that you do not have the most current version of Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923196/en-us How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 The Compose Message form stops responding after you install IE7 and the S/MIME control on an Outlook Web Access client in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924334 You receive a security warning in Internet Explorer 7 when you visit a Web page that is hosted on a secure Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925014/en-us The Read Mail toolbar button is not visible in Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926068/en-us Error message when you start Internet Explorer 7 or try to access a Web site: "Internet Explorer cannot display the Webpage" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926431/en-us RSS feeds may not be updated in Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926447/en-us In Internet Explorer 7, RSS feeds are not listed, or you cannot subscribe to RSS feeds http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926448/en-us Internet Explorer 7 does not start correctly or stops responding unexpectedly http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449/en-us Icons that are associated with the current version of Internet Explorer are incorrect after you install or uninstall Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926715/en-us The installation of Windows Internet Explorer 7 never finishes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926716/en-us Availability of Windows Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926874/en-us Additional articles Diagnosing and resolving problems with Tabbed Browsing in IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...24/203178.aspx Internet Explorer 7 is stuck at the first run welcome page http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...19/188482.aspx IE7 - will it be installed automatically on SBS2003 R2 systems running WSUS in its default configuration? http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...12/171459.aspx Make HP Director software play nice with IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...22/197647.aspx Fix: Problems with IE and NitroPDF: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193880.aspx Keyboard shortcuts for IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193626.aspx Windows Search Guide in IE7 http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...de-in-ie7.aspx Slow Start Up http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp Resources Information Index for IE7 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/infoindex/default.aspx Internet Explorer 7 Quick Reference Guide http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/attachment/715071.ashx EnhanceIE.com - Add-ons, Tweaks, Troubleshooting & more http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/ IE7 Solutions Center http://support.microsoft.com/ph/8722 Source and to keep current on IE 7 changes: MS-MVP Sandi Hardemeir http://www.ie-vista.com/index.html http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks FIX: IE 7 Installation Failure: Access Denied This is a variation on a much written about "fix." The original fix was suggested back in the XP Service Pack 2 installation days, (and can be found on the AUMHA site here: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=8125) and has been resurrected as an approach to IE 7 installation errors involving Access Denied in the installation logs. Unfortunately, that "fix" can take hours -- even days -- depending on the size of your hard drive and the number of folders. It also does nothing about Ownership or ACEs on the registry. The following takes just a minute to run, and then you will be able to successfully install IE. Here is my modified 'fix' that has been tested: First, download, unzip and move to \Windows\System32 the files: REGINI.EXE : http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...000/regini.zip SUBINACL.EXE : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...f-ed6985e3927b Second, open notepad, and copy/paste the following: subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f regini C:\reg_fix.txt cls REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached" /v "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {00214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 Do a File, Save as, C:\fix_reg.cmd Third, open notepad again and paste the following: \Registry\Machine\Software [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl [1 5 10] Do a File, Save, c:\reg_fix.txt Fourth, as Adminitrator use Control Panel, User Accounts, to create a brand new Administrator priviliged user. Logout and logon as this new user; Now reboot XP, and start hitting the F8 function key early and often; In the Advanced Boot Menu that appears, choose Safe Mode with Networking, and logon as the newly created Administrator-type user Fifth, do a Start, Run, cmd Type: C: CD \ fix_reg.cmd Reboot when finished. Again hit the F8 functioin key early and often and again logon in Safe Mode with Networking as the New user created earlier. Finally Install IE 7. Regards to all.   IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine? IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine (for developers) Sourced from Get Windows XP Free Virtually, With a Catch

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IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources

مرجعك الشامل لصيانة برنامج | Internet Explorer Browser مقدم من : افهم كمبيوتر IE 7 Knowledge Base Articles & Resources SmartCleaner will clean & speed up your computer. Great for beginners http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Error message when you try to install Internet Explorer 7: "Internet Explorer could not be installed" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917925/en-us How to perform a repair installation of WinXP if IE7 is installed http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964/en-us When you use Internet Explorer 7 to visit a Web site, you may receive error messages that state that you do not have the most current version of Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923196/en-us How to use Reset Internet Explorer Settings (RIES): http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 The Compose Message form stops responding after you install IE7 and the S/MIME control on an Outlook Web Access client in Exchange Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924334 You receive a security warning in Internet Explorer 7 when you visit a Web page that is hosted on a secure Web site http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925014/en-us The Read Mail toolbar button is not visible in Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926068/en-us Error message when you start Internet Explorer 7 or try to access a Web site: "Internet Explorer cannot display the Webpage" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926431/en-us RSS feeds may not be updated in Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926447/en-us In Internet Explorer 7, RSS feeds are not listed, or you cannot subscribe to RSS feeds http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926448/en-us Internet Explorer 7 does not start correctly or stops responding unexpectedly http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926449/en-us Icons that are associated with the current version of Internet Explorer are incorrect after you install or uninstall Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926715/en-us The installation of Windows Internet Explorer 7 never finishes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926716/en-us Availability of Windows Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926874/en-us Additional articles Diagnosing and resolving problems with Tabbed Browsing in IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...24/203178.aspx Internet Explorer 7 is stuck at the first run welcome page http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...19/188482.aspx IE7 - will it be installed automatically on SBS2003 R2 systems running WSUS in its default configuration? http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...12/171459.aspx Make HP Director software play nice with IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...22/197647.aspx Fix: Problems with IE and NitroPDF: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193880.aspx Keyboard shortcuts for IE7: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks...21/193626.aspx Windows Search Guide in IE7 http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...de-in-ie7.aspx Slow Start Up http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp Resources Information Index for IE7 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ie/infoindex/default.aspx Internet Explorer 7 Quick Reference Guide http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/attachment/715071.ashx EnhanceIE.com - Add-ons, Tweaks, Troubleshooting & more http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/ IE7 Solutions Center http://support.microsoft.com/ph/8722 Source and to keep current on IE 7 changes: MS-MVP Sandi Hardemeir http://www.ie-vista.com/index.html http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks FIX: IE 7 Installation Failure: Access Denied This is a variation on a much written about "fix." The original fix was suggested back in the XP Service Pack 2 installation days, (and can be found on the AUMHA site here: http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=8125) and has been resurrected as an approach to IE 7 installation errors involving Access Denied in the installation logs. Unfortunately, that "fix" can take hours -- even days -- depending on the size of your hard drive and the number of folders. It also does nothing about Ownership or ACEs on the registry. The following takes just a minute to run, and then you will be able to successfully install IE. Here is my modified 'fix' that has been tested: First, download, unzip and move to \Windows\System32 the files: REGINI.EXE : http://www.dynawell.com/reskit/micro...000/regini.zip SUBINACL.EXE : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...f-ed6985e3927b Second, open notepad, and copy/paste the following: subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /setowner=administrators subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=administrators=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CURRENT_USER /grant=system=f subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT /grant=system=f regini C:\reg_fix.txt cls REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached" /v "{A4DF5659-0801-4A60-9607-1C48695EFDA9} {00214E6-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0x401" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 Do a File, Save as, C:\fix_reg.cmd Third, open notepad again and paste the following: \Registry\Machine\Software [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer [1 5 10] \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchUrl [1 5 10] Do a File, Save, c:\reg_fix.txt Fourth, as Adminitrator use Control Panel, User Accounts, to create a brand new Administrator priviliged user. Logout and logon as this new user; Now reboot XP, and start hitting the F8 function key early and often; In the Advanced Boot Menu that appears, choose Safe Mode with Networking, and logon as the newly created Administrator-type user Fifth, do a Start, Run, cmd Type: C: CD \ fix_reg.cmd Reboot when finished. Again hit the F8 functioin key early and often and again logon in Safe Mode with Networking as the New user created earlier. Finally Install IE 7. Regards to all.   IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine? IE6 and IE7 Running on a Single Machine (for developers) Sourced from Get Windows XP Free Virtually, With a Catch

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an ALT Character

Special ALT Characters^§

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The chart below is a graphic image of how all the characters should look. 
Note:  Not all programs, applications and browsers will recognize all of the Special ALT Characters.

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^§To obtain an ALT Character:

1. Make certain that the Num Lock key has been pressed to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard.
2. Depress the Alt key.
While the Alt key is depressed, type the proper sequence of
4. numbers (on the numeric keypad) of the ALT code from the table above.
5. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear.

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an ALT Character

Special ALT Characters^§

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The chart below is a graphic image of how all the characters should look. 
Note:  Not all programs, applications and browsers will recognize all of the Special ALT Characters.

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^§To obtain an ALT Character:

1. Make certain that the Num Lock key has been pressed to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard.
2. Depress the Alt key.
While the Alt key is depressed, type the proper sequence of
4. numbers (on the numeric keypad) of the ALT code from the table above.
5. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear.

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an ALT Character

Special ALT Characters^§

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The chart below is a graphic image of how all the characters should look. 
Note:  Not all programs, applications and browsers will recognize all of the Special ALT Characters.

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^§To obtain an ALT Character:

1. Make certain that the Num Lock key has been pressed to activate the numeric key section of the keyboard.
2. Depress the Alt key.
While the Alt key is depressed, type the proper sequence of
4. numbers (on the numeric keypad) of the ALT code from the table above.
5. Release the Alt key, and the character will appear.

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The efham Dictionary

A

AA - against actuals
AAPP - average all pig price (UK)
ABB - Association des Banques Belges (see also BBA, BVB)
ABI - Association of Italian Bankers
AE - account executive
AFBD - Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers (UK)
AFFM - Austrlian Financial Futures Market
AFOF - authorised futures and options funds (UK)
AIBD - Association of International Bond Dealers (now called International Securities Market Association)
AON - all or none
AMEX - American Stock Exchange
AOM - Australian Options Market
APT - automated pit trading system (LIFFE)
AP - associated person
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials
ASX - Australian Stock Exchange
ASXD - Australian Stock Exchange Derivatives
ATA - Agrarische Termijnmarkt Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ATM - at-the-money (options)
ATS - automated trade system (New Zealand, NZFOE)
ATX - Austrian Traded Index

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B

BBA - British Bankers Association
BBA - Belgian Bankers' Association (see also BVB, ABB)
BBAISR - British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate
BBF - Bolsa Brasileira de Futuros
BCC - Banque Centrale de Compensation (France, contracts clearer for MATIF)
Bel-20 - stock index (Belgium, Brussels Stock Exchange)
Belfox - Belgian Futures abd Options Exchange
BFE - Baltic Futures Exchange (UK)
BFI - Baltic Freight Index
BIS - Bank for International Settlements
BM&ampF - Bolsade Mercadorias and Futuros Exchange
Bobl - bundesobligation (Germany, govt 5 yr bond)
BOJ - Bank of Japan
BOVESPA - Bolsas de Valores de Sao Paulo
BSI - British Standards Institute
BTAN - Bons du Trésor à Intéret Annuel Normalisé (French government treasury notes)
BUBOR - Budapest Interbank Offered Rate BTP - buoni del Tesoro Poliennali (Italian treasury bonds)
BVB - Belgische Vereniging van Banken (see also BBA, ABB)
BVRJ - Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro

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C

CAC-40 - Compagnie des Agents de Change-40 (French stock index)
CAD - Capital Adequacy Directive CBOE - Chicago Board Options Exchange (US)
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade (US)
CCC - Commodity Credit Corporation (US)
CCIFP - Chambre de Compensation des Instruments Financiers de Paris (France, clearing house for MATIF)
CD - certificate of deposit
CDI - Certificado de Depsito Interbancrio (Brazil) CDR - collateralized depository receipt
CEA - Commodity Exchange Authority (US, replaced by CFTC in 1975)
Cedel - Centrale de Livraison de Valeurs mobiles(euromarket clearing system in Luxembourg)
C&ampF - cost and freight
CFTC - Commodities Futures Trading Commission (US)
CFO - cancel former order
CHAPS - Clearing House Automated Payment System (UK bankers clearing house)
CHIPS - Clearing House Interbank Payments Systems (US system of electronic bank transfers)
CIBOR - Copenhagen interbank offered rate (Denmark)
CIF - cost, insurance and freight
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (US)
CMO - collateralized mortgage obligation (US)
COMEX - Commodity Exchange (US)
CORES - computer assisted order routing and execution system (Japan, TSE)
CPI - consumer price index
CPO - commodity pool operator (US)
CPS - clearing processing system (UK, LIFFE)
CRB - Commodity Research Bureau (US)
CSCE - Coffe, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (US)
CTA - commodity trading adviser (US)
ctd - cheapest to deliver
CTR - computerized trading reconstruction system (US, CBOT)

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D

DA - discretionary account
DAX - deutsche Aktienindex - (German stock index)
Dibid - Dublin interbank bid rate
DIE - designated investment exchange (UK)
DMI - direct member input (UK, LIFFE)
DSR - delivery status report
DTB - Deutsche Terminborse (Germany, derivatives exchange in Frankfurt)
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
DVP - delivery versus payment

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E

ECHO - Exchange Clearing House (for foreign exchange derivatives)
EDS - enter day stop order
EDSP - exchange delivery settlement price
EEP - exports enhancement programme (US)
EFP - exchange for physicals
EFS - exchange of futures for swaps
EOE - European Options Exchange (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
EOS - enter stop order
ERA - exchange rate agreement
ETO - exchange traded option

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F

FAS - free alongside ship
FAST - fast automated screen trading (UK, LCE)
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany, newspaper and stock index)
FCOJ - frozen concentrated orange juice
FIBOR - Frankfurt interbank offered rate
FIEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
FIMBRA - Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Authority (UK)
FINEX - a division of the New York Cotton Exchange (US)
f.o.b. - free on board
FOFs - futures and options funds
FOK - fill or kill order
FOM - Finnish Options Market
f.o.r. - free on rail
FOX - London Futures and Options Exchange (UK, now re-named London Commodity Exchange)
FRA - forward rate agreement
FRN - floating rate note
FSA - financial services act (UK)
FSA - forward spread agreement
FTA - Financiele Termijnmarket Amsterdam (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
FTSE-100 - Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 stock index (UK)
FUTOP - Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Guaranteed Fund for Danish options and Futures (Denmark)
FX - foreign exchange
FXA - foreign exchange agreement

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G

G-10 - ten leading world industrial nations
GD - good for the day order
GEMM- gilt-edged market maker (UK)
GEMx - German Equity Market index (contract traded on OMLX)
GFOF - geared futures and options fund
GLOBEX - Global Electronic Exchange (developed by CME, CBOT, MATIF and Reuters)
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association (US)
GNP - gross national product
GTC - good till cancelled order

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HFO - heavy fuel oil
Hibid - Hong Kong interbank bid rate
Hibor - Hong Kong interbank offered rate
HKFE - Hong Kong Futures Exchange
HSI - Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

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IBEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
ICC - Intermarket Clearing Corporation
ICCH - International Commodities Clearing House
IDB - intermediary dealer broker
Idem - Italian Derivatives Market
IFOX - Irish Futures and Options Exchange
IMI - International Market Index (US, AMEX)
IML - Institut Montaire Lunxembourgeois IMM - International Monetary Market (US, CME)
IMRO - Investment Managers' Regulatory Authority (UK)
INS - institutional net settlements
IOC - immediate or cancel order
IOM - Index and Options Market (US, CME)
IPE - International Petroleum Exchange (UK)
IRG - interest rate guarantee
ISDA - International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISE - International Stock Exchange (UK, formerly the London Stock Exchange))
ISEQ - Irish Stock Exchange equity index
ISMA - International Securities Market Association
ITM - in the money (options)

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JEC - Joint Exchanges Committee - (UK)
JGB - Japanese Government Bond

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K

Kanex - Kansai Agricultural Commodities Exchange
KCBT - Kansas City Board of Trade (US)
KLCE - Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (Malaysia)
KLOFFE - Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange (Malaysia)
KRE - Kobe Rubber Exchange
KSE - Korea Stock Exchange

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L

LAUTRO - Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Authority (UK)
LCE - London Commodity Exchange (UK)
LCH - London Clearing House (UK)
LDB - liquidity data bank (US, CBOT)
LEAPS - long term rquity anticipation sevurities (US)
LEPO - low exercise price options (Switzerland, SOFFEX)
Libid - London interbank bid or deposit rate (UK)
Libor - London interbank offered rate (UK)
LIFFE - London Interntional Financial Futures and Options Exchange (UK)
LME - London Metal Exchange (UK)
LOCH - London Options Clearing House
LPG - liquid petroleum gas
LSE - London Stock Exchange
LTOM - London Traded Options Market (UK, now part of LIFFE)

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MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore
MATIF - Marché à Terme International de France
MBS - mortgage backed security
ME - Montreal Exchange
MEFF Renta Fija - derivatives exchange in Barcelona, Spain
MEFF Renta Variable - derivatives exchange in Madrid, Spain
MERFOX - Mercadode Futuros y Opciones (Argentina, derivatives exchange in Buenos Aires)
MGE - Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MGMI - Metallgezellschaft Metals Index (UK, Fox)
Mibid - Madrid interbank bid rate
Mibor - Madrid interbank offered rate
MIB 30 - Milano Indice Borsa (Italian Stock Index) MidAm - MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (US, Chicago)
MIF - Mercato Italiano Futures (Italy, derivatives exchange)
MIFE - Manila International Futures Exchange (Philipines)
MIT - market if touched order
MKT - market order
MLC - Meat and Livestock Commission (UK)
MMI - Major Market Index (US, contract on CBOT, Amex, EOE)
MOC - market on close order
MOF - Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Mofex - Mercado de Opciones (Spain)
MQP - mandatory quote period
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital Index

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NASD - National Assocaiation of Securities Dealers (US)
NASDAQ - National Assocation of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System (US)
NFA - National Futures Association (US)
NOB - notes over bonds (US, CBOT)
NSE - Nagoya Stock Exchange (Japan)
NYBID - New York interbank bid rate (US)
NYBOR - New York interbank offered rate (US)
NYCE - New York Cotton Exchange (US)
NYFE - New York Futures Exchange (US)
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange (US)
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange (US)
NZFOE - New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange

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O

OAT - obligations assumilables de trésor (France, government bonds)
OBO - order book official (US)
OBX - Oslo Stock Exchange (Norway)
OCC - Options Clearing Corporation (US)
OCO - one cancels the other order
OFT - Office of Fair Trading (UK)
OGE - Osaka Grain Exchange (Japan)
OIE - Overseas Investment Exchange
OIP - offical index period
OM - OM Stockholm Fondkommission (Sweden, options market)
OML - (former name of OMLX)
OMLX - The London Securities and Derivatives Exchange
OMS - margin system on OMLX
OMX - Option Market Index (Sweden, equity index)
OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSE - Osaka Securities Exchange (Japan)
OTC - over the counter
OTM - out of the money (options)
OTOB - Oesterreichische Termin und Optionborse (Austria, derivatives exchange in Vienna)
OTT - over the top (warrant)

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P

P&ampS - purchase and sale (statement from broker)
PBOT - Phildelphia Board of Trade (US)
PHLX - Philiadelphia Stock Exchange
PIBOR - Paris interbank offered rate
PLO - public limit order (UK, LTOM)
PLOB - public limit oder board (UK, LTOM)
PMB - Potato Marketing Board (UK)
POM - public order member
PPS - protecte payments system
PPI - producer price index
PRS - price reporting system
PSE - Pacific Stock Exchange (US, LA and San Francisco)

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R

RAES - retail automated execution system (US, CBOT)
RCH - recognised clearing house (UK)
RCR - registered commodity representative (US)
RFC - registered floor clerk
RFT - registered floor trader
RIE - recognised investment exchange (UK)
RLO - retsricted life option ((UK, LIFFE)
ROT - registered options trader
RPB - recognised professional body
RPI - retail price index
RSI relative strength indicator (technical analysis)

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S

SAEF - Stock Exchange Automated Execution Facility (UK, LSE)
SAFE - simulation analysis of financial exposure (US, CBOT)
SAFE - synthetic agreement for forward exchange
SAFEX - South African Futures Exchange
SCMS - Société de Compensation des Marchés Conditionnels (France, operator of MONEP)
SDA - Stanza di Compensazione Titoli (Italy, settlement agency)
SDR - special drawing rights
SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEAQ - Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System (UK, LSE)
SEHK - Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
SEPON - Stock Exchange Pool Nominees (UK, part TALISMAN settlement system)
SES - Singapore Stock Exchange
SET - Securities Exchange of Thailand
SFA - Securities and Futures Authority (UK)
SFE - Sydney Futures Exchange
SIB - Securities and Investments Board (UK)
SIMEX - Singapore International Monetary Exchange
SMR - standard Malaysian rubber
SOFFEX - Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange
S&ampP100,500 - stock indices (US)
SPAN - standard portfolio analysis of margin
SQQ - standard qulaity quotation (UK)
SRO - Self Regulatory Organisation
STI - Straits Times Index (Singapore, stock index)
SWIFT - (system of electronic bank transfers)
SWINGS - sterling warrants into gilt-edged securities
SYCOM - Sydney computerised overnight market

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T

TALISMAN - transfer account lodgement for investors, stock management for market-makers (UK, equities settlement system)
TAURUS - (UK, share registration system cancelled in 1993)
TED - (TED spread) US T-bond / eurodollar spread strategy
TGE - Tokyo Grain Exchange (Japan)
TIBOR - Tokyo interbank offered rate (Japan)
TIFFE - Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (Japan)
TIMS - theoretical indicatve margin system (US)
TOCOM - Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Japan)
TOPIC - teletex output of price informationby computer (UK, videotext stock price network)
TRS - trade registration system (UK, LIFFE)
TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange
TSE - Toronto Stock Exchange

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U

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

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V

VIBOR - Vienna interbank offered rate
VSE - Vancouver Stock Exchange (Canada)

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W

WCE - Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
WI - when issued
WTI - west Texas crude (oil)

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AA - against actuals
AAPP - average all pig price (UK)
ABB - Association des Banques Belges (see also BBA, BVB)
ABI - Association of Italian Bankers
AE - account executive
AFBD - Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers (UK)
AFFM - Austrlian Financial Futures Market
AFOF - authorised futures and options funds (UK)
AIBD - Association of International Bond Dealers (now called International Securities Market Association)
AON - all or none
AMEX - American Stock Exchange
AOM - Australian Options Market
APT - automated pit trading system (LIFFE)
AP - associated person
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials
ASX - Australian Stock Exchange
ASXD - Australian Stock Exchange Derivatives
ATA - Agrarische Termijnmarkt Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ATM - at-the-money (options)
ATS - automated trade system (New Zealand, NZFOE)
ATX - Austrian Traded Index

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B

BBA - British Bankers Association
BBA - Belgian Bankers' Association (see also BVB, ABB)
BBAISR - British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate
BBF - Bolsa Brasileira de Futuros
BCC - Banque Centrale de Compensation (France, contracts clearer for MATIF)
Bel-20 - stock index (Belgium, Brussels Stock Exchange)
Belfox - Belgian Futures abd Options Exchange
BFE - Baltic Futures Exchange (UK)
BFI - Baltic Freight Index
BIS - Bank for International Settlements
BM&ampF - Bolsade Mercadorias and Futuros Exchange
Bobl - bundesobligation (Germany, govt 5 yr bond)
BOJ - Bank of Japan
BOVESPA - Bolsas de Valores de Sao Paulo
BSI - British Standards Institute
BTAN - Bons du Trésor à Intéret Annuel Normalisé (French government treasury notes)
BUBOR - Budapest Interbank Offered Rate BTP - buoni del Tesoro Poliennali (Italian treasury bonds)
BVB - Belgische Vereniging van Banken (see also BBA, ABB)
BVRJ - Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro

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C

CAC-40 - Compagnie des Agents de Change-40 (French stock index)
CAD - Capital Adequacy Directive CBOE - Chicago Board Options Exchange (US)
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade (US)
CCC - Commodity Credit Corporation (US)
CCIFP - Chambre de Compensation des Instruments Financiers de Paris (France, clearing house for MATIF)
CD - certificate of deposit
CDI - Certificado de Depsito Interbancrio (Brazil) CDR - collateralized depository receipt
CEA - Commodity Exchange Authority (US, replaced by CFTC in 1975)
Cedel - Centrale de Livraison de Valeurs mobiles(euromarket clearing system in Luxembourg)
C&ampF - cost and freight
CFTC - Commodities Futures Trading Commission (US)
CFO - cancel former order
CHAPS - Clearing House Automated Payment System (UK bankers clearing house)
CHIPS - Clearing House Interbank Payments Systems (US system of electronic bank transfers)
CIBOR - Copenhagen interbank offered rate (Denmark)
CIF - cost, insurance and freight
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (US)
CMO - collateralized mortgage obligation (US)
COMEX - Commodity Exchange (US)
CORES - computer assisted order routing and execution system (Japan, TSE)
CPI - consumer price index
CPO - commodity pool operator (US)
CPS - clearing processing system (UK, LIFFE)
CRB - Commodity Research Bureau (US)
CSCE - Coffe, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (US)
CTA - commodity trading adviser (US)
ctd - cheapest to deliver
CTR - computerized trading reconstruction system (US, CBOT)

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DA - discretionary account
DAX - deutsche Aktienindex - (German stock index)
Dibid - Dublin interbank bid rate
DIE - designated investment exchange (UK)
DMI - direct member input (UK, LIFFE)
DSR - delivery status report
DTB - Deutsche Terminborse (Germany, derivatives exchange in Frankfurt)
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
DVP - delivery versus payment

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ECHO - Exchange Clearing House (for foreign exchange derivatives)
EDS - enter day stop order
EDSP - exchange delivery settlement price
EEP - exports enhancement programme (US)
EFP - exchange for physicals
EFS - exchange of futures for swaps
EOE - European Options Exchange (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
EOS - enter stop order
ERA - exchange rate agreement
ETO - exchange traded option

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F

FAS - free alongside ship
FAST - fast automated screen trading (UK, LCE)
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany, newspaper and stock index)
FCOJ - frozen concentrated orange juice
FIBOR - Frankfurt interbank offered rate
FIEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
FIMBRA - Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Authority (UK)
FINEX - a division of the New York Cotton Exchange (US)
f.o.b. - free on board
FOFs - futures and options funds
FOK - fill or kill order
FOM - Finnish Options Market
f.o.r. - free on rail
FOX - London Futures and Options Exchange (UK, now re-named London Commodity Exchange)
FRA - forward rate agreement
FRN - floating rate note
FSA - financial services act (UK)
FSA - forward spread agreement
FTA - Financiele Termijnmarket Amsterdam (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
FTSE-100 - Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 stock index (UK)
FUTOP - Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Guaranteed Fund for Danish options and Futures (Denmark)
FX - foreign exchange
FXA - foreign exchange agreement

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G

G-10 - ten leading world industrial nations
GD - good for the day order
GEMM- gilt-edged market maker (UK)
GEMx - German Equity Market index (contract traded on OMLX)
GFOF - geared futures and options fund
GLOBEX - Global Electronic Exchange (developed by CME, CBOT, MATIF and Reuters)
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association (US)
GNP - gross national product
GTC - good till cancelled order

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H

HFO - heavy fuel oil
Hibid - Hong Kong interbank bid rate
Hibor - Hong Kong interbank offered rate
HKFE - Hong Kong Futures Exchange
HSI - Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

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I

IBEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
ICC - Intermarket Clearing Corporation
ICCH - International Commodities Clearing House
IDB - intermediary dealer broker
Idem - Italian Derivatives Market
IFOX - Irish Futures and Options Exchange
IMI - International Market Index (US, AMEX)
IML - Institut Montaire Lunxembourgeois IMM - International Monetary Market (US, CME)
IMRO - Investment Managers' Regulatory Authority (UK)
INS - institutional net settlements
IOC - immediate or cancel order
IOM - Index and Options Market (US, CME)
IPE - International Petroleum Exchange (UK)
IRG - interest rate guarantee
ISDA - International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISE - International Stock Exchange (UK, formerly the London Stock Exchange))
ISEQ - Irish Stock Exchange equity index
ISMA - International Securities Market Association
ITM - in the money (options)

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JEC - Joint Exchanges Committee - (UK)
JGB - Japanese Government Bond

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K

Kanex - Kansai Agricultural Commodities Exchange
KCBT - Kansas City Board of Trade (US)
KLCE - Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (Malaysia)
KLOFFE - Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange (Malaysia)
KRE - Kobe Rubber Exchange
KSE - Korea Stock Exchange

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L

LAUTRO - Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Authority (UK)
LCE - London Commodity Exchange (UK)
LCH - London Clearing House (UK)
LDB - liquidity data bank (US, CBOT)
LEAPS - long term rquity anticipation sevurities (US)
LEPO - low exercise price options (Switzerland, SOFFEX)
Libid - London interbank bid or deposit rate (UK)
Libor - London interbank offered rate (UK)
LIFFE - London Interntional Financial Futures and Options Exchange (UK)
LME - London Metal Exchange (UK)
LOCH - London Options Clearing House
LPG - liquid petroleum gas
LSE - London Stock Exchange
LTOM - London Traded Options Market (UK, now part of LIFFE)

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MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore
MATIF - Marché à Terme International de France
MBS - mortgage backed security
ME - Montreal Exchange
MEFF Renta Fija - derivatives exchange in Barcelona, Spain
MEFF Renta Variable - derivatives exchange in Madrid, Spain
MERFOX - Mercadode Futuros y Opciones (Argentina, derivatives exchange in Buenos Aires)
MGE - Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MGMI - Metallgezellschaft Metals Index (UK, Fox)
Mibid - Madrid interbank bid rate
Mibor - Madrid interbank offered rate
MIB 30 - Milano Indice Borsa (Italian Stock Index) MidAm - MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (US, Chicago)
MIF - Mercato Italiano Futures (Italy, derivatives exchange)
MIFE - Manila International Futures Exchange (Philipines)
MIT - market if touched order
MKT - market order
MLC - Meat and Livestock Commission (UK)
MMI - Major Market Index (US, contract on CBOT, Amex, EOE)
MOC - market on close order
MOF - Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Mofex - Mercado de Opciones (Spain)
MQP - mandatory quote period
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital Index

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NASD - National Assocaiation of Securities Dealers (US)
NASDAQ - National Assocation of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System (US)
NFA - National Futures Association (US)
NOB - notes over bonds (US, CBOT)
NSE - Nagoya Stock Exchange (Japan)
NYBID - New York interbank bid rate (US)
NYBOR - New York interbank offered rate (US)
NYCE - New York Cotton Exchange (US)
NYFE - New York Futures Exchange (US)
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange (US)
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange (US)
NZFOE - New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange

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O

OAT - obligations assumilables de trésor (France, government bonds)
OBO - order book official (US)
OBX - Oslo Stock Exchange (Norway)
OCC - Options Clearing Corporation (US)
OCO - one cancels the other order
OFT - Office of Fair Trading (UK)
OGE - Osaka Grain Exchange (Japan)
OIE - Overseas Investment Exchange
OIP - offical index period
OM - OM Stockholm Fondkommission (Sweden, options market)
OML - (former name of OMLX)
OMLX - The London Securities and Derivatives Exchange
OMS - margin system on OMLX
OMX - Option Market Index (Sweden, equity index)
OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSE - Osaka Securities Exchange (Japan)
OTC - over the counter
OTM - out of the money (options)
OTOB - Oesterreichische Termin und Optionborse (Austria, derivatives exchange in Vienna)
OTT - over the top (warrant)

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P

P&ampS - purchase and sale (statement from broker)
PBOT - Phildelphia Board of Trade (US)
PHLX - Philiadelphia Stock Exchange
PIBOR - Paris interbank offered rate
PLO - public limit order (UK, LTOM)
PLOB - public limit oder board (UK, LTOM)
PMB - Potato Marketing Board (UK)
POM - public order member
PPS - protecte payments system
PPI - producer price index
PRS - price reporting system
PSE - Pacific Stock Exchange (US, LA and San Francisco)

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R

RAES - retail automated execution system (US, CBOT)
RCH - recognised clearing house (UK)
RCR - registered commodity representative (US)
RFC - registered floor clerk
RFT - registered floor trader
RIE - recognised investment exchange (UK)
RLO - retsricted life option ((UK, LIFFE)
ROT - registered options trader
RPB - recognised professional body
RPI - retail price index
RSI relative strength indicator (technical analysis)

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SAEF - Stock Exchange Automated Execution Facility (UK, LSE)
SAFE - simulation analysis of financial exposure (US, CBOT)
SAFE - synthetic agreement for forward exchange
SAFEX - South African Futures Exchange
SCMS - Société de Compensation des Marchés Conditionnels (France, operator of MONEP)
SDA - Stanza di Compensazione Titoli (Italy, settlement agency)
SDR - special drawing rights
SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEAQ - Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System (UK, LSE)
SEHK - Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
SEPON - Stock Exchange Pool Nominees (UK, part TALISMAN settlement system)
SES - Singapore Stock Exchange
SET - Securities Exchange of Thailand
SFA - Securities and Futures Authority (UK)
SFE - Sydney Futures Exchange
SIB - Securities and Investments Board (UK)
SIMEX - Singapore International Monetary Exchange
SMR - standard Malaysian rubber
SOFFEX - Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange
S&ampP100,500 - stock indices (US)
SPAN - standard portfolio analysis of margin
SQQ - standard qulaity quotation (UK)
SRO - Self Regulatory Organisation
STI - Straits Times Index (Singapore, stock index)
SWIFT - (system of electronic bank transfers)
SWINGS - sterling warrants into gilt-edged securities
SYCOM - Sydney computerised overnight market

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TALISMAN - transfer account lodgement for investors, stock management for market-makers (UK, equities settlement system)
TAURUS - (UK, share registration system cancelled in 1993)
TED - (TED spread) US T-bond / eurodollar spread strategy
TGE - Tokyo Grain Exchange (Japan)
TIBOR - Tokyo interbank offered rate (Japan)
TIFFE - Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (Japan)
TIMS - theoretical indicatve margin system (US)
TOCOM - Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Japan)
TOPIC - teletex output of price informationby computer (UK, videotext stock price network)
TRS - trade registration system (UK, LIFFE)
TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange
TSE - Toronto Stock Exchange

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U

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

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V

VIBOR - Vienna interbank offered rate
VSE - Vancouver Stock Exchange (Canada)

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W

WCE - Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
WI - when issued
WTI - west Texas crude (oil)

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AA - against actuals
AAPP - average all pig price (UK)
ABB - Association des Banques Belges (see also BBA, BVB)
ABI - Association of Italian Bankers
AE - account executive
AFBD - Association of Futures Brokers and Dealers (UK)
AFFM - Austrlian Financial Futures Market
AFOF - authorised futures and options funds (UK)
AIBD - Association of International Bond Dealers (now called International Securities Market Association)
AON - all or none
AMEX - American Stock Exchange
AOM - Australian Options Market
APT - automated pit trading system (LIFFE)
AP - associated person
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials
ASX - Australian Stock Exchange
ASXD - Australian Stock Exchange Derivatives
ATA - Agrarische Termijnmarkt Amsterdam (Netherlands)
ATM - at-the-money (options)
ATS - automated trade system (New Zealand, NZFOE)
ATX - Austrian Traded Index

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BBA - British Bankers Association
BBA - Belgian Bankers' Association (see also BVB, ABB)
BBAISR - British Bankers Association Interest Settlement Rate
BBF - Bolsa Brasileira de Futuros
BCC - Banque Centrale de Compensation (France, contracts clearer for MATIF)
Bel-20 - stock index (Belgium, Brussels Stock Exchange)
Belfox - Belgian Futures abd Options Exchange
BFE - Baltic Futures Exchange (UK)
BFI - Baltic Freight Index
BIS - Bank for International Settlements
BM&ampF - Bolsade Mercadorias and Futuros Exchange
Bobl - bundesobligation (Germany, govt 5 yr bond)
BOJ - Bank of Japan
BOVESPA - Bolsas de Valores de Sao Paulo
BSI - British Standards Institute
BTAN - Bons du Trésor à Intéret Annuel Normalisé (French government treasury notes)
BUBOR - Budapest Interbank Offered Rate BTP - buoni del Tesoro Poliennali (Italian treasury bonds)
BVB - Belgische Vereniging van Banken (see also BBA, ABB)
BVRJ - Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro

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CAC-40 - Compagnie des Agents de Change-40 (French stock index)
CAD - Capital Adequacy Directive CBOE - Chicago Board Options Exchange (US)
CBOT - Chicago Board of Trade (US)
CCC - Commodity Credit Corporation (US)
CCIFP - Chambre de Compensation des Instruments Financiers de Paris (France, clearing house for MATIF)
CD - certificate of deposit
CDI - Certificado de Depsito Interbancrio (Brazil) CDR - collateralized depository receipt
CEA - Commodity Exchange Authority (US, replaced by CFTC in 1975)
Cedel - Centrale de Livraison de Valeurs mobiles(euromarket clearing system in Luxembourg)
C&ampF - cost and freight
CFTC - Commodities Futures Trading Commission (US)
CFO - cancel former order
CHAPS - Clearing House Automated Payment System (UK bankers clearing house)
CHIPS - Clearing House Interbank Payments Systems (US system of electronic bank transfers)
CIBOR - Copenhagen interbank offered rate (Denmark)
CIF - cost, insurance and freight
CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange (US)
CMO - collateralized mortgage obligation (US)
COMEX - Commodity Exchange (US)
CORES - computer assisted order routing and execution system (Japan, TSE)
CPI - consumer price index
CPO - commodity pool operator (US)
CPS - clearing processing system (UK, LIFFE)
CRB - Commodity Research Bureau (US)
CSCE - Coffe, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange (US)
CTA - commodity trading adviser (US)
ctd - cheapest to deliver
CTR - computerized trading reconstruction system (US, CBOT)

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DA - discretionary account
DAX - deutsche Aktienindex - (German stock index)
Dibid - Dublin interbank bid rate
DIE - designated investment exchange (UK)
DMI - direct member input (UK, LIFFE)
DSR - delivery status report
DTB - Deutsche Terminborse (Germany, derivatives exchange in Frankfurt)
DTI - Department of Trade and Industry (UK)
DVP - delivery versus payment

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E

ECHO - Exchange Clearing House (for foreign exchange derivatives)
EDS - enter day stop order
EDSP - exchange delivery settlement price
EEP - exports enhancement programme (US)
EFP - exchange for physicals
EFS - exchange of futures for swaps
EOE - European Options Exchange (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
EOS - enter stop order
ERA - exchange rate agreement
ETO - exchange traded option

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F

FAS - free alongside ship
FAST - fast automated screen trading (UK, LCE)
FAZ - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany, newspaper and stock index)
FCOJ - frozen concentrated orange juice
FIBOR - Frankfurt interbank offered rate
FIEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
FIMBRA - Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Authority (UK)
FINEX - a division of the New York Cotton Exchange (US)
f.o.b. - free on board
FOFs - futures and options funds
FOK - fill or kill order
FOM - Finnish Options Market
f.o.r. - free on rail
FOX - London Futures and Options Exchange (UK, now re-named London Commodity Exchange)
FRA - forward rate agreement
FRN - floating rate note
FSA - financial services act (UK)
FSA - forward spread agreement
FTA - Financiele Termijnmarket Amsterdam (Netherlands, derivatives exchange in Amsterdam)
FTSE-100 - Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 stock index (UK)
FUTOP - Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Guaranteed Fund for Danish options and Futures (Denmark)
FX - foreign exchange
FXA - foreign exchange agreement

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G

G-10 - ten leading world industrial nations
GD - good for the day order
GEMM- gilt-edged market maker (UK)
GEMx - German Equity Market index (contract traded on OMLX)
GFOF - geared futures and options fund
GLOBEX - Global Electronic Exchange (developed by CME, CBOT, MATIF and Reuters)
GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association (US)
GNP - gross national product
GTC - good till cancelled order

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H

HFO - heavy fuel oil
Hibid - Hong Kong interbank bid rate
Hibor - Hong Kong interbank offered rate
HKFE - Hong Kong Futures Exchange
HSI - Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

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I

IBEX-35 - stock index (Spain)
ICC - Intermarket Clearing Corporation
ICCH - International Commodities Clearing House
IDB - intermediary dealer broker
Idem - Italian Derivatives Market
IFOX - Irish Futures and Options Exchange
IMI - International Market Index (US, AMEX)
IML - Institut Montaire Lunxembourgeois IMM - International Monetary Market (US, CME)
IMRO - Investment Managers' Regulatory Authority (UK)
INS - institutional net settlements
IOC - immediate or cancel order
IOM - Index and Options Market (US, CME)
IPE - International Petroleum Exchange (UK)
IRG - interest rate guarantee
ISDA - International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ISE - International Stock Exchange (UK, formerly the London Stock Exchange))
ISEQ - Irish Stock Exchange equity index
ISMA - International Securities Market Association
ITM - in the money (options)

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J

JEC - Joint Exchanges Committee - (UK)
JGB - Japanese Government Bond

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K

Kanex - Kansai Agricultural Commodities Exchange
KCBT - Kansas City Board of Trade (US)
KLCE - Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange (Malaysia)
KLOFFE - Kuala Lumpur Options & Financial Futures Exchange (Malaysia)
KRE - Kobe Rubber Exchange
KSE - Korea Stock Exchange

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L

LAUTRO - Life Assurance and Unit Trust Regulatory Authority (UK)
LCE - London Commodity Exchange (UK)
LCH - London Clearing House (UK)
LDB - liquidity data bank (US, CBOT)
LEAPS - long term rquity anticipation sevurities (US)
LEPO - low exercise price options (Switzerland, SOFFEX)
Libid - London interbank bid or deposit rate (UK)
Libor - London interbank offered rate (UK)
LIFFE - London Interntional Financial Futures and Options Exchange (UK)
LME - London Metal Exchange (UK)
LOCH - London Options Clearing House
LPG - liquid petroleum gas
LSE - London Stock Exchange
LTOM - London Traded Options Market (UK, now part of LIFFE)

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M

MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore
MATIF - Marché à Terme International de France
MBS - mortgage backed security
ME - Montreal Exchange
MEFF Renta Fija - derivatives exchange in Barcelona, Spain
MEFF Renta Variable - derivatives exchange in Madrid, Spain
MERFOX - Mercadode Futuros y Opciones (Argentina, derivatives exchange in Buenos Aires)
MGE - Minneapolis Grain Exchange
MGMI - Metallgezellschaft Metals Index (UK, Fox)
Mibid - Madrid interbank bid rate
Mibor - Madrid interbank offered rate
MIB 30 - Milano Indice Borsa (Italian Stock Index) MidAm - MidAmerica Commodity Exchange (US, Chicago)
MIF - Mercato Italiano Futures (Italy, derivatives exchange)
MIFE - Manila International Futures Exchange (Philipines)
MIT - market if touched order
MKT - market order
MLC - Meat and Livestock Commission (UK)
MMI - Major Market Index (US, contract on CBOT, Amex, EOE)
MOC - market on close order
MOF - Ministry of Finance (Japan)
Mofex - Mercado de Opciones (Spain)
MQP - mandatory quote period
MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital Index

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N

NASD - National Assocaiation of Securities Dealers (US)
NASDAQ - National Assocation of Securities Dealers Automated Quote System (US)
NFA - National Futures Association (US)
NOB - notes over bonds (US, CBOT)
NSE - Nagoya Stock Exchange (Japan)
NYBID - New York interbank bid rate (US)
NYBOR - New York interbank offered rate (US)
NYCE - New York Cotton Exchange (US)
NYFE - New York Futures Exchange (US)
NYMEX - New York Mercantile Exchange (US)
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange (US)
NZFOE - New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange

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O

OAT - obligations assumilables de trésor (France, government bonds)
OBO - order book official (US)
OBX - Oslo Stock Exchange (Norway)
OCC - Options Clearing Corporation (US)
OCO - one cancels the other order
OFT - Office of Fair Trading (UK)
OGE - Osaka Grain Exchange (Japan)
OIE - Overseas Investment Exchange
OIP - offical index period
OM - OM Stockholm Fondkommission (Sweden, options market)
OML - (former name of OMLX)
OMLX - The London Securities and Derivatives Exchange
OMS - margin system on OMLX
OMX - Option Market Index (Sweden, equity index)
OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSE - Osaka Securities Exchange (Japan)
OTC - over the counter
OTM - out of the money (options)
OTOB - Oesterreichische Termin und Optionborse (Austria, derivatives exchange in Vienna)
OTT - over the top (warrant)

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P

P&ampS - purchase and sale (statement from broker)
PBOT - Phildelphia Board of Trade (US)
PHLX - Philiadelphia Stock Exchange
PIBOR - Paris interbank offered rate
PLO - public limit order (UK, LTOM)
PLOB - public limit oder board (UK, LTOM)
PMB - Potato Marketing Board (UK)
POM - public order member
PPS - protecte payments system
PPI - producer price index
PRS - price reporting system
PSE - Pacific Stock Exchange (US, LA and San Francisco)

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R

RAES - retail automated execution system (US, CBOT)
RCH - recognised clearing house (UK)
RCR - registered commodity representative (US)
RFC - registered floor clerk
RFT - registered floor trader
RIE - recognised investment exchange (UK)
RLO - retsricted life option ((UK, LIFFE)
ROT - registered options trader
RPB - recognised professional body
RPI - retail price index
RSI relative strength indicator (technical analysis)

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S

SAEF - Stock Exchange Automated Execution Facility (UK, LSE)
SAFE - simulation analysis of financial exposure (US, CBOT)
SAFE - synthetic agreement for forward exchange
SAFEX - South African Futures Exchange
SCMS - Société de Compensation des Marchés Conditionnels (France, operator of MONEP)
SDA - Stanza di Compensazione Titoli (Italy, settlement agency)
SDR - special drawing rights
SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India
SEAQ - Stock Exchange Automated Quotation System (UK, LSE)
SEHK - Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
SEPON - Stock Exchange Pool Nominees (UK, part TALISMAN settlement system)
SES - Singapore Stock Exchange
SET - Securities Exchange of Thailand
SFA - Securities and Futures Authority (UK)
SFE - Sydney Futures Exchange
SIB - Securities and Investments Board (UK)
SIMEX - Singapore International Monetary Exchange
SMR - standard Malaysian rubber
SOFFEX - Swiss Options and Financial Futures Exchange
S&ampP100,500 - stock indices (US)
SPAN - standard portfolio analysis of margin
SQQ - standard qulaity quotation (UK)
SRO - Self Regulatory Organisation
STI - Straits Times Index (Singapore, stock index)
SWIFT - (system of electronic bank transfers)
SWINGS - sterling warrants into gilt-edged securities
SYCOM - Sydney computerised overnight market

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T

TALISMAN - transfer account lodgement for investors, stock management for market-makers (UK, equities settlement system)
TAURUS - (UK, share registration system cancelled in 1993)
TED - (TED spread) US T-bond / eurodollar spread strategy
TGE - Tokyo Grain Exchange (Japan)
TIBOR - Tokyo interbank offered rate (Japan)
TIFFE - Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange (Japan)
TIMS - theoretical indicatve margin system (US)
TOCOM - Tokyo Commodity Exchange (Japan)
TOPIC - teletex output of price informationby computer (UK, videotext stock price network)
TRS - trade registration system (UK, LIFFE)
TSE - Tokyo Stock Exchange
TSE - Toronto Stock Exchange

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U

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

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V

VIBOR - Vienna interbank offered rate
VSE - Vancouver Stock Exchange (Canada)

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W

WCE - Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
WI - when issued
WTI - west Texas crude (oil)