The following generally-understood words and acronyms are ones you don’t have to spell out on first mention:

  • B/M
  • BPS (basis points)
  • CAPEX
  • CAPM
  • CAR
  • CEO
  • CRSP
  • CUSIP
  • EBIT / EBITDA
  • EDGAR
  • FDIC
  • GAAP
  • IBES
  • IID
  • IPO
  • ISIN
  • LIBOR
  • M/B, MTB (market to book)
  • NA or N/A
  • NAIC
  • Nasdaq
  • NBER
  • NYSE
  • OLS
  • PPE
  • R&D
  • ROA
  • SDC
  • SFAS
  • SIC
  • S&P
  • SEDOL
  • SIC
  • U.S.
  • VAR (when Vector Autoregression)
  • VIX