Glossary of Stock Market Abbreviation

A

ADA Authorized Depository Agent
ADM Authorised Direct Members
AGM Annual General Meeting
ASB Amanah Saham Bumiputera
ASN Amanah Saham Nasional
AWAS Advanced Warning and Surveilance System

B

BLR Base Lending Rate
BNM Bank Negara Malaysia
BSE Bumiputera Stock Exchange

C

CADI Cumulative Advance / Decline Indicator
CARDS Certificates for Amortizing Revolving Debts
CDS Central Depository System
CIC Capital Issue Committee
CLOB Central Limit Order Book

E

EAFE INDEX The Europe, Australasia & Far East Index
ECOS Electronic Client Ordering System
EDMS Electronic Documents Management System
EPF Employees Provident Fund
EPS Earning Per Share
ESOS Employees Share Option Scheme

F

FDSS Fixed Delivery and Settlement System
FIC Foreign Investment Committee

G

GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNP Gross National Product

I

IBFF Inter-Broker Fidelity Fund
IBS Islamic Brokerage System
ICULS Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock
ICUN Irredeemable Convertible Unsecured Notes
IPC Infrastructure Project Companies
IPO Initial Public Offering
IPP Independent Power Producer
ISIN International Securities Identification Number
ISO International Standard Organisation
ITC Investment Tax Credit

K

KLCCH Kuala Lumpur Commodities Clearing House
KLCE Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange
KLIBOR Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rate
KLOFFE Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange
KLSE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
KLSE CI KLSE Composite Index

L

Labuan IOFC Labuan International Offshore Financial Centre
LIBID London Interbank Bid Rate
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
LIFFE London International Financial Futures Exchange
LO Licensing Officer
LOSR Location of Share Registrars
LSE London Stock Exchange

M

M&A Memorandum & Articles of Association
MARC Malaysian Rating Corporation Berhad
MBO Management Buy Out
MCD Malaysian Central Depository
MESDAQ Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotations
MGS Malaysian Government Securities
MIDF Malaysian Industrial Development Finance
MIDFCCS MIDF Consultancy and Corporate Services Sdn Bhd
MIER Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
MIH Malaysian Issuing House
MLR Minimum Lending Rate
MME Malaysia Monetary Exchange
MTDC Malaysian Technology Development Corporation

N

NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation
NOI Net Operating Income
NYSE New York Stock Exchange

O

OTC Over The Counter

P

PDS Private Debt Services

R

RAM Rating Agency of Malaysia
RIIAM Research Institute of Investment Analysis Malaysia
ROC Registrar of Companies
RULS Redeemable Unsecured Loan Stock

S

SBL Securities Borrowing and Lending
SC Securities Commission
SCANS Securities Clearing Automated Network Services
SCORE System on Computerised Order Routing and Execution
SDR Special Drawing Rights
SIA Securities Industry Act
SMI Small and Medium Industry
SRR Statutory Reserve Requirement

T

TSR Transferable Susbcription Rights

W

WEBS World Equity Benchmark Shares
WINSCORE Broker Front -End System