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Investment Dictionary, Terms Starting With [A]

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 aggregation Account balance ACH Acknowledge Active account Adjustable rate 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 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 executive Affirmative obligations Agency Agent Allied member All or any part Alternative order Analyst 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 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 ADR ADS Alien corporation American Depositary Receipt American Depositary Share Accelerated benefits Accidental death benefit Actuary Adjustable life insurance Admitted carrier All-risks coverage Annuitant Annuitize Annuity Appraisal Appraiser At risk Acquisition Aggregate corporation Annual return Asset acquisition Asset class Asset financing Add-on service Aftermarket Allotment Allottee Assimilation Abstract of title Accept Action to quiet title Adhesion contract Adjudication Administrator Affidavit Affinity fraud Alienate Alienation Alimony Allegation Amendment Antedate Arbitration As is Assign Assignability Assignee Assignment to creditors Assignor Attest Attorney in fact Authentication Authorize Abatement Acceleration clause Acceptance Accommodation paper Adjustable Rate Mortgage Adjustment bureau Adjustment date Advance rate Affordability index After acquired clause After-acquired collateral Alienation clause Amortization schedule Amortization term Annual mortgagor statement Annual Percentage Rate Anticipation Applicable federal rate APR Asset-based finance Asset-based lending Asset conversion loan Assignment of mortgage Assumable mortgage Assumption Average life Affiliate Agglomeration Amalgamation Advisor Aggressive growth fund Alpha A shares Asset allocation fund Assets under management Asset turnover Automatic investment plan Automatic withdrawal Average price per share Abandon Aggregate exercise price Alligator spread American option American-style option Asian option Assignment At the money Automatic exercise Average option Absorption rate Accumulation unit Active participant Actuarial assumption Actuarial equivalent After-tax contributions Age-weighted plan Alternate payee Annuity factor method Average contribution percentage Across the board Action Activity Additional paid-in capital Affiliated person Average Average daily volume Average down Average up Aggressive Analyze APT Arbitrage Arbitrage house Arbitrage Pricing Theory Arbitrageur Averaging Abusive tax shelter Adoption credit Ad valorem After-tax Alternative Minimum Tax Amended return Amount recognized AMT Annual exclusion Assessed value Assessment Assessor Analysis Arithmetic mean Arms Index Ascending bottoms Ascending tops Autocorrelation Autoregressive Accumulation Active market Advance After-hours trading Against the box Alert At the bell At the close At the figure At the full At the market At the opening order Auction market Automated Pricing and Reporting System Away from the market Accredited investor Angel Angel investor