GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation Term

AOF Account Opening Form

ACF Account Closure Form

BO Beneficial Owner

BO ID Demat Account Number of the Beneficial Owner

BSE Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd.

BSDA Basic Services Demat Account

CDAS Centralised Depository Accounting System.

CDSL Central Depository Services (India) Limited

CC Clearing Corporation

CH Clearing House

CM Clearing Member

CM USA Clearing Member Unified Settlement Account

DP Depository Participant

DP ID Unique Identification Number of the Depository Participant

DIS Delivery Instruction Slip for providing instruction to DP for transfer of

securities from demat account

DRF Dematerialisation Request Form

DRN Dematerialisation Request Number

EASI Electronic Access to Securities Information

EASIEST Electronic Access to Securities Information and Execution of

Secured Transaction

EOD End of Day

FN Foreign National

FRF Freeze Request Form

HUF Hindu Undivided Family

ID Identity

IRF Invocation Request Form

ISIN International Securities Identification Number - a 12 digit unique

alphanumeric code given to a security when it is admitted in a

depository.

KRA KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agency

KYC Know your Client

NRI Non-Resident Indian

OCB Overseas Corporate Body

PAN Permanent Account Number

PIO Person of Indian Origin

PIS Portfolio Investment Scheme

PMLA Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

POA Power of Attorney

PRF Pledge Request Form

PSN Pledge Sequence Number

RBI Reserve Bank of India

RGESS Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme

RRF Rematerialisation Request Form

RRN Rematerialisation Request Number

RTA Registrar & Transfer Agent

SEBI Securities & Exchange Board of India

SMART SMS Alerts related to Transactions

SOD Start of Day

TRF Transmission Request Form

TRUST Transaction Using Secured Texting

TRPF Transposition Request Form

URF Unpledge Request Form

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