Civil Money Penalty - CMP

You work on Wall Street. You play a little fast and loose with the rules and end up getting caught. You didn't do anything bad enough to get in criminal trouble, but the SEC is taking action.

Now you are liable for some civil money penalties. Like the name suggests, the CMPs are roughly equivalent to a fine, an amount you have to pay if you get slapped with certain SEC enforcement actions. Typically, the money is meant to go back to the investors hurt by your dirty dealing.