Auction Rate Preferred Stock (ARPS) - Financial definition Financial acronyms The entire acronym collection of this site is now also available offline with this new app for iPhone and iPad. Tags: financial instruments stock markets Concise definition of the term Auction Rate Preferred Stock see Auction Market Preferred Stock Browse the financial glossary in alpabetical order # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z