Derivatives Acronyms

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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

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

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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