F
| Abbreviation | Full Form |
|---|---|
| F&A | Finance and Accounting |
| F&O | Futures and Options |
| FA | Financial Accounting |
| FASB | Financial Accounting Standards Board |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FEC | Foreign Exchange Certificate |
| FERMA | Financial Executives and Risk Management Association |
| FIBC | Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container |
| FIFO | First In, First Out |
| FII | Foreign Institutional Investor |
| FIMMDA | Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association |
| FIS | Financial Information System |
| FOB | Free On Board |
| FOE | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee |
| FPI | Foreign Portfolio Investment |
| FRA | Forward Rate Agreement |
| FRBM | Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management |
| FRI | Forest Research Institute |
| FRM | Financial Risk Manager |
| FRS | Financial Reporting Standard |
| FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
| FTC | Federal Trade Commission |
| FTF | Face to Face |
| FTSE | Financial Times Stock Exchange |
| FTT | Financial Transaction Tax |
| FTP | File Transfer Protocol |
| FUP | Follow-up |
| FVCI | Foreign Venture Capital Investor |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| FYI | For Your Information |
| FYP | Five-Year Plan |
| FOMO | Fear of Missing Out |
| FSS | Financial Software and Systems |
| FX | Foreign Exchange |
| FXD | Fixed |
| FXR | Foreign Exchange Reserves |
| f.o.b. | Free on board |
| F & D | Freight and demurrage |
| F/L | Freight liner |
| F/U | Follow-Up |
| faa | Free of all average |
| FAB | Feature Advantage Benefits |
| fac | Forwarding agents commission |
| FAK | Freight of All Kinds |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAS | Free alongside ship |
| FATS | Foreign Affiliates Statistics |
| FBL | Forwarders Bill of Lading |
| FC & S | Free of capture and seizure |
| FCA | Free carrier |
| FCL | Full container load |
| Fco | Franco |
| FCO | Full Corporate Offer |
| FCR | Forwarder’s Certificate of Receipt |
| FCT | Forwarders Certificate of Transport |
| fd | Free discharge, free docks, free dispatch, or free delivery |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FDP | Finance Department |
| ffa | Free from alongside or free foreign agency |
| ffi | For further instructions |
| FGA | Free of General Average |
| FIATA | International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association |
| FIB | Free In Bunker |
| FIEO | Federation of Indian Export Organisation |
| FIFO | First In, First Out |
| FinMin | Finance Minister |
| FIO | Free In and Free Out |
| FIRC | Foreign Exchange Inward Remittance Certificate |
| FIT | Federation of International Traders |
| FIW/fiw | Free In Wagon |
| FIX | Financial Information Exchange |
| FL | Financial leverage |
| FLIC | Forwarders local import control |
| FMB | Federal Maritime Board (USA) |
| FMC | Federal Maritime Commission (USA) |
| FMS | Focus Market Scheme |
| FO | Firm Order |
| FOB | Free on Board |
| FOC | Free Of Charge |
| FOD | Free Of Damage |
| FOMC | Federal Open Market Committee |
| FOR | Free on Rail (no longer INCOTERMS 90) |
| forex | Foreign exchange |
| FOT | Free On Truck (no longer INCOTERMS 90) |
| FOV | Free On Vehicle |
| FP | Floating (open) marine policy/fully paid |
| FP&A | Financial Planning & Analysis |
| FPA | Free of particular average (obsolete) |
| FPO | Follow-on public offer |
| FPS | Focus Product Scheme |
| FR | Freight Release |
| Fr & cc | Free of riots and civil commotions |
| FRA | Forward Rate Agreement |
| Franco | Free – e.g., Franco London – all charges paid to arrival London |
| FRF | French Franc |
| frof | Fire risk on freight |
| frt | Freight |
| FS | Italian Railways |
| FSA | Financial Services Authority |
| FT (D&R) Act, 1992 | Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation), Act, 1992 |
| FTA | Freight Transport Association or Free Trade Agreements |
| FTDO | Foreign Trade Development Officer |
| FTE | Full Time Equivalent |
| FTL | Full Trailer Load |
| FTP | Foreign Trade Policy |
| FV | Future Value |
| Fwd | Forward |
| FX | Foreign exchange market |
| FY | Fiscal year or Financial year |
| FYA | For Your Action |
| FYF | Full Year Forecast |