Superstonk glossary of terms

Folks:

Lots of new eyeballs on this sub. All of the acronyms get confusing. Here is a humble attempt to collect some of the more common terms and phrases in one place. Comments/suggestions welcome. Also, when I started this I had no idea this post already existed (thanks u/Environmental_Neat53).

• ACAT Automated Customer Account Transfer (Service). The system used to transfer an account from one broker to another broker (this is not DRS).

• AH After hours. Also called Extended Hours trading. Stock market trading outside of the regular US market hours of 9:30am to 4:00pm.

• Ape A retail investor who holds (does not sell) their shares. References to Planet of the Apes ("Apes together strong" and "Ape no fight ape")

• CS Computershare. A company that provides stock registration services (keeps track of who actually owns which shares). Facilitates DRS.

• DD Due Diligence. Researching a topic and providing evidence for your conclusions. The mother of all DD is found here

• DRS Direct Registration of Shares. Placing share ownership in an individual investor's name.

• DTC The Depository Trust Company. The company responsible for tracking the ownership of stock.

• ETH Etherium blockchain.

• FTD Failure to Deliver. When the holder of a short position does not return the shares they borrowed.

• FOMO Fear Of Missing Out.

• FUD Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt.

• GG Gary Gensler. Current chair of the SEC.

• HF Hedge Fund

• HODL Hold. As in hold (don't sell) your stocks. (Not financial advice).

• IBKR Interactive Brokers. A popular brokerage firm.

• ILTS I Like the Stonk (or Stock).

• IRA Individual Retirement Account.

• LMAYO Like LMAO (Laughing My Ass Off) but adjusted for a predilection for mayonnaise.

• MM Market Maker. A firm that continuously buys and sells in a market to add liquidity.

• MOASS Mother Of All Short Squeezes.

• MSM Main Stream Media

• NFA Not Financial Advice.

• NFT Non-Fungible Token

• NSCC National Securities Clearing Corporation. Responsible for the clearing and settlement of stock transactions.

• OP Original Post (or Original Poster)

• PD Pump and Dump.

• PFOF Payment for Order Flow. When an exchange or market maker pays a broker to route orders their way.

• Popcorn A reference to a different stock that was also heavily shorted.

• Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 Quarters of the fiscal year.

• RC Ryan Cohen. Current Chairman of GameStop.

• SEC Securities and Exchanges Commission. The US regulator responsible for overseeing stock markets.

• SHF Short Hedge Fund. A hedge fund that has shorted a stock.

• SS Short Squeeze. Having to pay more than the original short sale price to cover a short position. Can sometimes also mean "short seller".

• Stonk Stock (as in shares of stock)

• TDA TD Ameritrade. A popular broker.

So many edits: Thanks for all of the contributions! u/MarriedWDogs and u/Pkmnpikapika