Introduction. The study of initial abbreviations called acronyms deserves special attention as they pay a significant role in the replenishment of the English vocabulary. Acronyms are widely used in the sphere of economics, particularly in texts of economic magazines. In this regard, the study of acronyms used in texts of magazines covering economic issues may shed the light on the structural and functional peculiarities of acronyms. Purpose. The purpose of the paper is to analyze structural peculiarities of acronyms used in texts of English magazines covering economic issues in order to identify the most frequent models of the acronym formation and compile a typology of acronyms in the English language. Materials and methods. The research materials are the following periodicals for the period from September 2022 to April 2023: The Global Economic Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Global Finance, Harvard Business Review OnPoint, Finance and Development, Report on Business, Shares Magazine. Research methods applied in the course of the research are analysis, quantitative research, descriptive research and taxonomic methods. Research results and discussions. The results of the research allow to identify structural models of acronyms, supplement existing classifications of acronyms with new types and identify specific features of acronyms used in texts of English economic magazines. Conclusion: the research demonstrated that texts of English economic magazines contain a lot of means of linguistic compression. The study of the structural and functional characteristics of acronyms allows to trace the development of word formation in the English language.