AMBI -Association of Merchant Bankers of India
AMC - Asset Management Company
AMFI - Association of Mutual Funds in India
APRC - Asia Pacific Regional Committee
ASR - Annual Statistical Report
BOLT - BSE On-Line Trading
BgSE - Bangalore Stock Exchange
BSE - The Stock Exchange, Mumbai
BSE - Natex BSE National Index (100 Scrips)
BSE - Sensex BSE Sensitive Index (30 Scrips)
CAG - Comptroller and Auditor General of India
CDSL - Central Depository Services Limited
CIS - Collective Investment Schemes
CLA - Central Listing Authority
CNS - Continuous Net Settlement
CRA - Credit Rating Agency
CRISIL - Credit Rating and Information Services of India Ltd
DCA - Department of Company Affairs
DFI - Development Financial Institution
DIP - Guidelines Disclosure and Investor Protection Guidelines
DPs - Depository Participants
DSE - Delhi Stock Exchange
DVP - Delivery versus Payment
ECS - Electronic Clearing and Settlement
EDIFAR - Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval
EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer
ETFs - Exchange Traded Funds
ELSS - Equity Linked Saving Scheme
EMC - Emerging Markets Committee
ERO - Eastern Regional Office (SEBI)
ESOS - Employee Stock Options Scheme
ESPS - Employee Stock Purchase Scheme
F & O - Segment Futures & Options Segment
FCDs - Fully Convertible Debentures
FEMA - Foreign Exchange Management Act, 2000
FERA - Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973
FIIs - Foreign Institutional Investors
FIs - Financial Institutions
FIRE - Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion
FMC - Forward Markets Commission (India)
FoF - Fund of Funds
FSF - Financial Stability Forum
FVCI - Foreign Venture Capital Investor
GDP - Gross Domestic Product
GIC - General Insurance Corporation
ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
ICSE - Inter-Connected Stock Exchange
IDFC - Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation
IL&FS - Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services
IOSCO - International Organisation of Securities Commissions
IPO - Initial Public Offer
IRDs - Interest Rate Derivatives
ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
ISIN - International Securities Identification Number
LSE - Ludhiana Stock Exchange
LAN - Local Area Network
MF - Mutual Fund
MSE - Madras Stock Exchange
MoU - Memorandum of Understanding
NAV - Net Asset Value
NBFCs - Non-Banking Financial Companies
NCAER - National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCDs - Non-Convertible Debentures
NCDS - Non Convertible Debt Securities
NCFM - NSE Certification on Financial Management
NCLT - National Company Law Tribunal
NPA - Non-Performing Assets
NRI - Non-Resident Indian
NRO - Northern Regional Office (SEBI)
NSCCL - National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited
NSDL - National Securities Depository Limited
NSEIL - National Stock Exchange of India Limited
OECD - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OFCs - Offshore Financial Centres
OIC - Overseas Investor Cell
OTCEI - Over-The-Counter-Exchange of India
PCD - Partially Convertible Debenture
PMAC - Primary Market Advisory Committee
PSU - Public Sector Undertaking
QIBs - Qualified Institutional Buyers
RAIN - Registrars Association of India
ROC - Registrar of Companies
RTI - Registrar to the Issue
RTA - Registrars and Share Transfer Agent/s
S&P CNX NIFTY S&P CNX NIFTY Index (50 Scrips)
SAT - Securities Appellate Tribunal
SC(R) Act - Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956
SC(R)R, 1957 - Securities Contract (Regulation) Rules, 1957
SGF - Settlement Guarantee Fund
SHCIL - Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited
SMEs - Small and Medium Enterprises
SMTI - Securities Market Training Institute
SROs - Self Regulatory Organisations
STA - Share Transfer Agent
STP - Straight Through Processing
T-Bills - Treasury Bills
UTI - Unit Trust of India
USAID - United States Aid for International Development
VaR - Value-at-Risk
VCFs - Venture Capital Funds
VCU - Venture Capital Undertaking
VSAT - Very Small Aperture Terminal
WAN - Wide Area Network
WAP - Wireless Application Protocol
WDM - Wholesale Debt Market
