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Absorbed Accelerated Cost Recovery System Accelerated Depreciation Account Accountant Accounting Accounting equation Accounts receivable Accounts receivable aging Accounts receivable turnover Account statement Accredited Personal Financial Planning Specialist Accrual basis accounting Accrued expense Accumulated depreciation Acquisition cost ACRS Active asset Adjusted balance method Adjusted basis Adjusting entry Adjustment Administrative systems Aggregate Aging schedule Allowance for depreciation Alternative assets Amortization Annualizing Annuity unit Appreciation Asset Asset/equity ratio Auditor Audit trail Available assets Average accounting return Average collection period Account Account aggregation Account balance Account statement ACH Acknowledge Active account Adjustable rate Adjusted balance method Agent bank Alternate account Approved list Asset management account Automatic Clearing House Automatic Funds Transfer Availability float Average daily balance Average daily balance method Above par Accreted value Accrual bond Accrual of discount Accrued interest Accrued market discount Accumulation bond Acknowledge Active management Advance refunding After-tax basis Agency bond Agency security American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation American Stock Exchange AMEX Amortization of premium Amortized value Anticipation note Arrearage Arrears Ask Asked price Asking price Asset-backed security Asset swap Assumed bond At par Authority bond ABC agreement Abeyance Account Account balance Account executive Acknowledge Active account Affirmative obligations Agency Agent Allied member All or any part Alternative order Analyst Asset management account Associate member At best At call Autex Automated Order Entry System Average equity Active money Asian dollars Accrued dividend Accumulated dividend Accumulated earnings tax Adjustable rate preferred stock Automatic reinvestment plan Accretive Accumulated earnings Accumulated earnings tax Annualize Absolute advantage Accommodative monetary policy Aggregate demand Aggregate demand curve Aggregate supply Aggregate supply curve Allowance Antitrust laws Applied economics Automatic stabilizers Actual market Actuals Adjusted futures price Amortized value Ask Asked price Asking price ADR ADS Alien corporation American Depositary Receipt American Depositary Share Asian dollars Accelerated benefits Accidental death benefit Actuary Adjustable life insurance Admitted carrier Agent All-risks coverage American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation Annuitant Annuitize Annuity Appraisal Appraiser At risk Accounts receivable Accounts receivable turnover Accretive Accrued dividend Accumulated dividend Accumulated earnings tax Acquisition Adjustable rate preferred stock Aggregate corporation Allowance for depreciation American Stock Exchange Amortization Analyst Annual return Asset Asset/equity ratio Asset acquisition Asset class Asset financing Auditor Automatic reinvestment plan Average accounting return Add-on service Aftermarket Allotment Allottee Assimilation Abeyance Abstract of title Accept Acknowledge Action to quiet title Adhesion contract Adjudication Administrator Affidavit Affinity fraud Alienate Alienation Alimony Allegation Amendment Antedate Antitrust laws Arbitration As is Assign Assignability Assignee Assignment to creditors Assignor Attest Attorney in fact Authentication Authorize Abatement Acceleration clause Acceptance Accommodation paper Accommodative monetary policy Account Accounts receivable Adjustable rate Adjustable Rate Mortgage Adjustment bureau Adjustment date Advance rate Affordability index After acquired clause After-acquired collateral Alienation clause Amortization Amortization schedule Amortization term Annual mortgagor statement Annual Percentage Rate Anticipation Applicable federal rate Appraisal Appraiser APR Asset-backed security Asset-based finance Asset-based lending Asset conversion loan Asset financing Assignment of mortgage Assignment to creditors Assumable mortgage Assumption At call Average daily balance Average daily balance method Average life Absorbed Acquisition Affiliate Agglomeration Amalgamation Asset acquisition Active management Advisor Aggressive growth fund Alpha Amortized value Analyst A shares Asked price Asking price Asset allocation fund Assets under management Asset turnover Automatic investment plan Automatic reinvestment plan Automatic withdrawal Average price per share Abandon Aggregate exercise price Alligator spread American option American Stock Exchange American-style option Amortized value Asian option Ask Asked price Asking price Assignment At the money Automatic exercise Average option Abandon Abeyance Absorption rate Abstract of title Action to quiet title Adjustable Rate Mortgage Affordability index After acquired clause Agent Alienate Alienation Alienation clause Amortization Annual mortgagor statement Annual Percentage Rate Appraisal Appraiser APR Asset Assign Assignee Assignment of mortgage Assignor Assumable mortgage Accumulation unit Active participant Actuarial assumption Actuarial equivalent After-tax contributions Age-weighted plan Alternate payee Annuitant Annuitize Annuity Annuity factor method Annuity unit Average contribution percentage Above par Across the board Action Activity Additional paid-in capital Adjustable rate preferred stock ADR ADS Affiliated person Aftermarket Aggregate corporation Alpha American Depositary Receipt American Depositary Share American Stock Exchange AMEX Amortized value Ask Asked price Asking price At par Automatic investment plan Average Average daily volume Average down Average up Active management Aggressive Analyze APT Arbitrage Arbitrage house Arbitrage Pricing Theory Arbitrageur Automatic investment plan Automatic reinvestment plan Average down Average up Averaging Abatement Abusive tax shelter Accelerated Cost Recovery System Accelerated Depreciation Accumulated earnings tax ACRS Adoption credit Ad valorem After-tax After-tax basis After-tax contributions Agency bond Agency security Alternative Minimum Tax Amended return Amount recognized AMT Annual exclusion Annual mortgagor statement Annuitant Annuitize Annuity Anticipation Applicable federal rate Appraisal Appraiser Assessed value Assessment Assessor Auditor Average price per share Alpha Analysis Arithmetic mean Arms Index Ascending bottoms Ascending tops Autocorrelation Autoregressive Accumulation Across the board Action Active market Activity Actual market Adjusted basis Advance After-hours trading Against the box Aggregate exercise price Alert All or any part Alternative order American Stock Exchange AMEX Ask Asked price Asking price Assignment At best At the bell At the close At the figure At the full At the market At the opening order Auction market Autex Automated Order Entry System Automated Pricing and Reporting System Automatic exercise Average daily volume Average down Average up Away from the market Accredited investor Add-on service Angel Angel investor