AMC: Asset Management Company

ATM: Automated Teller Machine

AUM: Assets Under Management

BFSI: Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance

BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

BSE: Bombay Stock Exchange

CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate

CBDT: Central Board of Direct Taxes

CBI: Central Bureau of Investigation

CCIL: Clearing Corporation of India Limited

CDSL: Central Depository Services Limited

CEO: Chief Executive Officer

CFO: Chief Financial Officer

CGST: Central Goods and Services Tax

CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau India Limited

CIO: Chief Investment Officer

CPI: Consumer Price Index

DBT: Direct Benefit Transfer

DII: Domestic Institutional Investor

DP: Depository Participant

DPS: Dividend Per Share

ELSS: Equity-Linked Savings Scheme

EMI: Equated Monthly Instalment

EPS: Earnings Per Share

ESI: Employees' State Insurance

F&O: Futures and Options

FD: Fixed Deposit

FDI: Foreign Direct Investment

FEMA: Foreign Exchange Management Act

FII: Foreign Institutional Investor

FIPB: Foreign Investment Promotion Board

FMC: Forward Markets Commission

FPI: Foreign Portfolio Investor

GDP: Gross Domestic Product

GDR: Global Depository Receipt

GIC: General Insurance Corporation

GST: Goods and Services Tax

GSTN: Goods and Services Tax Network

GVA: Gross Value Added

HNI: High Net-worth Individual

HUF: Hindu Undivided Family

IBA: Indian Banks' Association

ICAI: Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

ICICI: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

IDBI: Industrial Development Bank of India

IFSC: Indian Financial System Code

IGST: Integrated Goods and Services Tax

IMF: International Monetary Fund

IMPS: Immediate Payment Service

IPO: Initial Public Offering

IRDAI: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India

IRS: Indian Revenue Service

KYC: Know Your Customer

MCA: Ministry of Corporate Affairs

MCX: Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.

MFI: Microfinance Institution

NABARD: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

NACH: National Automated Clearing House

NAV: Net Asset Value

NBFC: Non-Banking Financial Company

NCDEX: National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited

NEFT: National Electronic Funds Transfer

NHB: National Housing Bank

NIFTY: NSE Fifty (NSE's stock market index)

NPA: Non-Performing Asset

NPS: National Pension System

NSDL: National Securities Depository Limited

NSE: National Stock Exchange

P/E: Price-to-Earnings Ratio

PAN: Permanent Account Number

PE: Private Equity

PFRDA: Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

PMS: Portfolio Management Service

PSU: Public Sector Undertaking

QIB: Qualified Institutional Buyer

RBI: Reserve Bank of India

RD: Recurring Deposit

REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust

ROA: Return on Assets

ROE: Return on Equity

ROI: Return on Investment

RTGS: Real-Time Gross Settlement

SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India

SENSEX: BSE Sensex (BSE's stock market index)

SEZ: Special Economic Zone

SGST: State Goods and Services Tax

SIP: Systematic Investment Plan

SME: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

STT: Securities Transaction Tax

SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

SWP: Systematic Withdrawal Plan

TDS: Tax Deducted at Source

UIDAI: Unique Identification Authority of India

ULIP: Unit Linked Insurance Plan

UPI: Unified Payments Interface

USP: Unique Selling Proposition

VAT: Value Added Tax

VC: Venture Capital

WPI: Wholesale Price Index

YTM: Yield to Maturity