Derivatives Acronyms

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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)

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&P100,500 - 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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