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  AAII
abandon
abandonment option
abatement
ABC agreement
abeyance
ability to pay
above par
absolute advantage
absolute priority rule
absorbed
absorption rate
abstract of title
abusive tax shelter
accelerated benefits
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
Accelerated Depreciation
acceleration clause
accept
acceptance
accidental death benefit
accommodation paper
accommodative monetary policy
account
account aggregation
accountant
accountant's letter
accountant's opinion
account balance
account executive
accounting
accounting equation
account reconciliation
accounts payable
accounts receivable
accounts receivable aging
accounts receivable financing
accounts receivable turnover
account statement
accredited investor
Accredited Personal Financial Planning Specialist
accreted value
accretion
accretive
accrual basis accounting
accrual bond
accrual of discount
accrue
accrued benefit
accrued dividend
accrued expense
accrued interest
accrued market discount
accumulated dividend
accumulated earnings
accumulated earnings tax
accumulation
accumulation bond
accumulation period
accumulation unit
ACH
acid-test ratio
acknowledge
acquisition
acquisition cost
across the board
ACRS
action
action to quiet title
active account
active asset
active income
active management
active market
active money
active participant
activity
actual market
actuals
actuarial assumption
actuarial equivalent
actuarial evaluation
actuary
additional paid-in capital
additional principal payment
add-on service
adequacy of coverage
adhesion contract
adjudication
adjustable life insurance
adjustable rate
adjustable rate mortgage (ARM)
adjustable rate preferred stock
adjusted balance method
adjusted basis
adjusted book value
adjusted debit balance
adjusted futures price
Adjusted Gross Income (AGI)
adjusting entry
adjustment
adjustment bureau
adjustment date
administrative systems
administrator
admitted carrier
adoption credit
ADR
ADS
ad valorem
advance
advance/decline line
advance rate
advance refunding
adventure capitalist
adverse opinion
advertising
advertising sales ratio
advertorial
ADV form
advisor
advisory letter
affidavit
affiliate
affiliated chains
affiliated person
affiliated wholesalers
affinity fraud
affirmative obligations
affordability analysis
affordability index
after acquired clause
after-acquired collateral
after-hours trading
aftermarket
after-tax
after-tax basis
after-tax contributions
against the box
agency
agency bond
agency security
agent
agent bank
age-weighted plan
agglomeration
aggregate
aggregate corporation
aggregate demand
aggregate demand curve
aggregate exercise price
aggregate supply
aggregate supply curve
aggressive
aggressive growth fund
AGI
aging schedule
agreement among underwriters
alert
alienate
alienation
alienation clause
alien corporation
alimony
allegation
allied member
alligator spread
allocation
allonge
all or any part
all or none
allotment
allottee
allowance
allowance for depreciation
allowance for doubtful accounts
all-risks coverage
alpha
alternate account
alternate payee
alternative assets
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
 alternative order
amalgamation
amended return
amendment
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII)
American Depositary Receipt (ADR)
American Depositary Share (ADS)
American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation (AMBAC)
American option
American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
American-style option
AMEX
amortization
amortization method
amortization of premium
amortization schedule
amortization term
amortized value
amount
amount recognized
AMT
analysis
analyst
analyze
angel
angel investor
announcement date
annual
annual exclusion
annualize
annualizing
annual meeting
annual mortgagor statement
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
Annual Percentage Yield (APY)
annual report
annual return
annuitant
annuitize
annuity
annuity factor method
annuity unit
antedate
anticipated holding period
anticipation
anticipation note
antidilution provision
antidilutive
antique
antitrust laws
applicable federal rate
applied economics
applied research
appraisal
appraiser
appreciation
appropriation
approved list
APR
APT
APY
arbitrage
arbitrage house
Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT)
arbitrageur
arbitration
arbitrator
arithmetic mean
Arms Index
arm's length price
arm's length transaction
arrearage
arrears
Articles of Association
Articles of Incorporation
ascending bottoms
ascending tops
A shares
Asian dollars
Asian option
as is
ask
asked price
asking price
ask size
assembly plant
assessed value
assessment
assessment bond
assessor
asset
asset acquisition
asset allocation
asset allocation fund
asset-backed security
asset-based finance
asset-based lending
asset class
asset conversion loan
asset coverage
asset/equity ratio
asset financing
asset-liability management
asset management account
asset play
asset stripper
assets under management
asset swap
asset turnover
assign
assignability
assignee
assignment
assignment of mortgage
assignment of rents
assignment to creditors
assignor
assimilation
associate member
association
assumable mortgage
assumed bond
assumption
at best
at call
ATM
at par
at risk
at sight
attachment
attest
at the bell
at the close
at the figure
at the full
at the market
at the money
at the opening order
attorney in fact
auction
auction market
audit
audited financial statements
auditor
auditor's report
audit trail
Autex
authentication
authority bond
authorize
authorized shares
authorized stock
autocorrelation
Automated Order Entry System
Automated Pricing and Reporting System
Automatic Clearing House (ACH)
automatic exercise
Automatic Funds Transfer
automatic investment plan
automatic reinvestment plan
automatic stabilizers
automatic withdrawal
autoregressive
availability float
available assets
average
average accounting return
average collection period
average contribution percentage
average daily balance
average daily balance method
average daily volume
average down
average effective maturity
average equity
average life
average nominal maturity
average option
average price per share
average up
average weighted maturity
averaging
away from the market

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