2011/12 Assessment of Clearing and Settlement Facilities in Australia Glossary

ADI Authorised deposit-taking institution ETO Exchange-traded option
AIM Additional Initial Margin EWMA Exponentially-weighted moving average
AMO Approved market operator FEX Financial and Energy Exchange
APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority FMI Financial market infrastructure
ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission FSS Financial Stability Standard
CAC Contributions and Additional Cover HSVaR Historic simulation of value-at-risk
CBPL Capital-based position limit ICR Internal credit rating
CCP Central counterparty IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions
CGS Commonwealth Government Securities IT Information technology
CEO Chief Executive Officer LEPO Low exercise price option
CHESS Clearing House Electronic Sub-register System NTA Net tangible asset
CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange OTC Over-the-counter
CMM Cash Market margining PSR Price scanning range
CPSS Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems RITS Reserve Bank Information and Transfer Systems
CRM Clearing Risk Management RTGS Real-time gross settlement
CRO Chief Risk Officer SPAN Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk
CS Clearing and settlement SSF Securities settlement facility
DCS Derivatives Clearing System STEL Stress-test exposure limit
DLR Default liquidity requirement SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
DMC Default Management Committee TAS Trade Acceptance Service
DMF Default management framework TIMS Theoretical Intermarket Margin System
DvP Delivery-versus-payment VSR Volatility scanning range
ESA Exchange Settlement Account