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I/O strip: A security with cash flows based entirely on the monthly interest payments received...
Icelandic Krona: The currency of Iceland. Learn more about the Icelandic krona. and Iceland at GoCurrency.com
identified shares: The shares of a stock or mutual fund which have had their purchase price and...
idiosyncratic risk: The risk of price change due to the unique circumstances of a specific security,...
idle: The circumstance in which production has shut down or is simply not working,...
IDR: The ISO currency code for the Indonesian Rupiah. Learn more about the Indonesian Rupiah and Indonesia at GoCurrency.com
IEP: The ISO currency code for the Irish Punt.
IFO Business Climate Survey - Germany - Euro-zone: One of the country's key business sentiment surveys. The survey is conducted...
illegal dividend: A dividend that is declared but is in violation of the corporation's charter...
illiquid: That which cannot quickly and easily be converted into cash, such as real estate, collectibles, and thinly traded securities.
ILS: The ISO currency code for the Israeli Shekel. Learn more about the Israel Shekel and Israel at GoCurrency.com
imbalance of orders: A situation in which buy orders for a particular security greatly outnumber...
IMF: The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, was established after World War II...
immediate payment annuity: An annuity which is purchased with a single payment and which begins to pay out right away.
immunity: The ability to escape legal responsibilities.
immunization: The protection against interest rate risk by holding assets and liabilities of equal durations.
impaired capital: The situation in which the par value of a firm's stock exceeds the firm's total capital.
impaired credit: The result of a reduction in the credit rating of a borrower.
impairment: The amount by which stated capital is reduced by distributions and losses.
imperfect market: A market in which the public does not immediately receive full access to financial...
implication: A meaning or consequence implied by an action or statement.
implied volatility: A theoretical value designed to represent the volatility of the security underlying...
implied warranty: An unwritten warranty that results automatically from Federal or state laws. Such warranties are often legally enforceable.
import: A country's imports reflect the value of goods and services that were purchased...
Import Price Index (IPI) - Japan: The Import Price Index tracks changes in the prices of imported goods. The headline...
Import Price Index - German: Measures the change in prices for goods imported by Germany. The Import Price...
Import Price Index - United States: Tracks changes in the prices paid for goods imported to the United States ....
Imports - Australia: Goods and services produced overseas that are sold or awaiting sale inside of...
Imports - Germany - Euro-zone: Represents German domestic demand for foreign goods. The headline number is...
Imports - Germany - Euro-zone: Represents German domestic demand for foreign goods. The headline number is...
impose: To create a condition, generally adverse, such as placing a tax, charge or fine on an item.
imprimatur: An official permission to do something.
imputed interest: The interest considered by the IRS for tax purposes to have been paid, even if no interest was actually paid.
imputed value: The value of an asset that is not recorded in any accounts but is implicit in...
in and out: The purchase and sale of a security within a short period of time, often a single trading session. opposite of buy and hold.
in escrow: See escrow.
in intestacy: The death of an individual without providing a legal will. Distribution is overseen...
in kind: Payment made in the form of goods and services, rather than cash..
in lieu of: Instead of, in place of.
in line: Near to what was expected, as with an earnings report that closely matches analyst expectations.
in perpetuity: Forever.
in play: Rumored to be vulnerable to a takeover attempt.
in sympathy: A price movement in one security which results from a change in the price of a similar security.
in the black: Profitable. Opposite of in the red.
in the money: Situation in which an option's strike price is below the current market price...
in the red: Losing money. Opposite of in the black.
in the tank: A very poor performance. Often used when prices for a security, sector or market are plummeting.
in-house: Having the characteristic of originating within a firm. In the case of securities...
in-process research and development: R&D costs incurred by a firm being acquired by another firm.
in-service withdrawal: A withdrawal from an employer-sponsored retirement plan by a participant who remains employed.
inactive: Said of an asset which is not continuously in use.
inactive account: A bank or brokerage account in which there have not been any transactions for...
inactive asset: An asset that is sometimes not being utilized, such as a backup power generator...
inalienable: Not assignable, not transferable.
inc.: Incorporated.
incapacity: Inability to act on one's own behalf.
incentive: A reward for a specific behavior, designed to encourage that behavior. Also known as inducement.
incentive fee: A fee paid as an incentive to the general partner of a hedge fund or, less frequently,...
incentive stock option: Abbreviated as ISO, refers to a type of employee stock option which provides...
inception: The date on which something was introduced or started, such as a mutual fund.
inchoate: Not completed, or recently begun.
inchoate interest: A future interest in a piece of real estate.
incidental benefit: A benefit provided to a retirement plan participant even though it is not mandated...
income: In the context of corporations, refers to total revenues minus cost of sales,...
income bond: A bond that promises to pay interest only when earned by the issuer; failure to pay interest does not result in default.
income coverage: Net income from a portfolio of investments divided by total interest payments and preferred dividends.
income distribution: The distribution of wages earned across a firm, industry, or country. Income...
income exclusion rule: An IRS rule which excludes certain items from taxable income, such as child...
income fund: A mutual fund which emphasizes current income in the form ofdividends or coupon...
income property: Real estate developed or bought for the purposes of generating income.
income replacement ratio: The percentage of working income that an individual needs to maintain the same...
income risk: The possibility that the income provided by a fund will fluctuate due to changing interest rates.
income statement: An accounting of sales, expenses, and net profit for a given period.
income stock: A stock with a history of paying consistently high dividends.
income stream: The flow of money generated by a business.
income tax: Annual tax levied by the Federal government, most states, and some local governments,...
incontestability clause: A provision in a life insurance policy that prevents the insurer from revoking...
incorporated: A firm or firm that has been formed into a legal corporation by completing the required procedures.
incorporation: The process by which a business receives a state charter, allowing it to become a corporation.
increasing returns to scale: A reduction in cost per unit resulting from increased production, realized through...
incremental: Marginal, additional.
incremental analysis: A technique used in microeconomics by which very small changes in specific variables...
incremental cost: The cost associated with one additional unit of production. Also known as marginal cost.
incremental cost of capital: The average cost incurred for each additional unit of debt or equity issued.
incubator: A firm or facility designed to foster entrepreneurship and help startup companies,...
indemnify: To compensate someone for loss or damage.
indemnity: An expressed or implied contract to compensate an individual for loss or damage; for example, an insurance policy.
indenture: A written agreement between the issuer of a bond and his/her bondholders, generally...
independent agent: An insurance agent who represents multiple insurance companies, not just a single one.
independent auditor: A Certified Public Accountant who provides a firm with an accountant's opinion...
independent broker: NYSE member who executes orders for other brokers who temporarily have more orders than they can handle.
independent contractor: A person or business which provides goods or services to another entity under...
index: A statistical indicator providing a representation of the value of the securities...
index arbitrage: A type of strategy designed to profit from temporary discrepancies between the...
index bond: A bond whose cash flow is inflation-adjusted, by being linked to the purchasing power of a particular currency.
index fund: A passively managed mutual fund that tries to mirror the performance of a specific...
index option: An option whose underlying security is an index. If exercised, settlement is...
index-linked bond: A bond which pays a coupon that varies according to some underlying index, generally the Consumer Price Index.
indexed loan: A loan in which payments change in response to changes in an index such as the...
indexing: A passive investment strategy in which a portfolio is designed to mirror the...
Indian Rupee: The currency of India. Learn more about the Indian Rupee and India at GoCurrency.com
indicated dividend: The total amount of dividends that would be paid on a share of stock over the...
indicated yield: The yield corresponding to the indicated dividend.
indication of interest: Orders for a new securities offering which are placed prior to final registration...
indicator: Data which provide information about or predict the overall health of the economy...
indirect cost: The cost not directly attributable to the manufacturing of a product. opposite of direct cost.
individual investor: An individual who purchases small amounts of securities for him/herself, as...
individual policy pension trust: A type of pension plan, frequently used for small groups, administered by trustees...
Individual Retirement Account: Abbreviated as IRA. A tax-deferred retirement account for an individual that...
individual tax return: A tax return filed by an individual, as opposed to a corporation.
Indonesian Rupiah: The currency of Indonesia. Learn more about the Indonesian Rupiah and Indonesia at GoCurrency.com
inducement: A reward for a specific behavior, designed to encourage that behavior. Also known as incentive.
industrial: Anything having to do with the business of manufacturing products; excludes utility, transportation, and financial companies.
industrial espionage: The spying on one's competitors to gain a competitive advantage. Often illegal.
industrial goods: Goods or components produced for use primarily in the production of other goods.
Industrial New Orders - Euro-zone: The value of new contracts for goods produced by the manufacturing sector. A...
industrial production: Measures changes in the volume of output produced by the manufacturing, mining,...
Industrial Production - Euro-zone: Measures the volume change of output of the manufacturing and energy sector....
Industrial Production - France - Euro-zone: Measures the level of production of French industries. French Industrial Production...
Industrial Production - German - Euro-zone: Measures the per volume change in output from mining, quarrying, manufacturing,...
Industrial Production - Japan: The volume of items produced in Japan 's mining and manufacturing industries....
Industrial Production - Switzerland: Measures the level of production of Swiss manufacturing industries. The figure...
Industrial Production - United States: Measures changes in the volume of output produced by the manufacturing, mining,...
Industrial Production UK: A measure of the manufacturing output of the energy sector, factories, and mines....
industrial revenue bond: Bond used to finance the construction of manufacturing or commercial facilities for a private user.
industry: A basic category of business activity. The term industry is sometimes used to...
inefficient market: A condition in which the Efficient Market Theory does not apply because a security,...
inefficient portfolio: A portfolio that delivers an expected return that is too low for the amount...
inelasticity: Opposite of elasticity.
ineligible accounts: Accounts receivable that do not satisfy the lender's criteria as specified in a loan agreement. opposite of eligible accounts.
inert: Having no effect.
inflation: The rate at which prices for goods and services rise, and, subsequently, purchasing...
inflation accounting: The demonstration of the effects of inflation on financial statements, an FASB requirement for large companies.
inflation hedge: An investment designed to protect against inflation risk. Such an investment's...
inflation rate: The rate at which prices for goods and services rise, and, subsequently, purchasing...
inflation risk: The possibility that the value of assets or income will decrease as inflation...
inflation-indexed security: A security which promises a higher return than the rate of inflation if the security is held to maturity.
inflection point: A point on a chart that marks the beginning of a significant move, either up or down.
inflexible expense: An expense that cannot be adjusted or eliminated, such as a monthly car payment. opposite of flexible expense.
information asymmetry: The condition in which at least some relevant information is known to some but...
information ratio: In investing terminology, the ratio of expected return to risk, as measured...
information symmetry: Condition in which all relevant information is known to all parties involved. opposite of information asymmetry.
infrastructure: The basic physical systems of a country's or community's population, including...
infringement: The violation of another's right.
ingot: A bar of metal, generally precious or semi-precious.
inherent: A natural part of, or a permanent feature of.
inheritance: Part of an estate, given to an heir.
inheritance tax: A tax imposed on the privilege of inheriting something, paid by the recipient.
inherited IRA: An IRA that becomes the property of someone other than the spouse of the deceased...
initial interest rate: The initial interest rate on an adjustable rate mortgage, generally for the first year. Also known as start rate.
initial margin: Amount of cash or eligible securities required by the Federal Reserve Board...
Initial Public Offering: Abbreviated as IPO, refers to the first sale of stock by a firm to the public.
initiate coverage: See coverage.
injunction: A court order requiring a person not to do something.
innovation: The creation of new products and/or services.
INR: The ISO currency code for the Indian Rupee. Learn more about the Indian Rupee and India at GoCurrency.com
inside day: A day in which the total price range of a security is entirely within the previous day's price range.
inside information: Material information about a firm which is known by the firm's board of directors,...
inside market: The highest bid and the lowest ask prices made by Nasdaq Market Makers for their...
inside spread: The difference between the best bid and best ask being quoted by any Market Maker in a security. Also known as inside quote
insider: A shareholder who owns more than 10% of a corporation, or an officer or director.
insider buying: Buying of a firm's stocks by individual directors, executives or other employees....
insider report: A report of all transactions in the shares of a firm made by officers, directors,...
insider selling: Selling of a firm's stock by individual directors, executives or other employees....
insider trading: Trading by insiders; or illegal trading by insiders who trade based on insider information.
Insider Trading sanctions Act of 1984: An SEC act which outlines the criminal and civil penalties associated with various types of illegal insider trading.
insolvency: The state of being insolvent.
insolvent: Unable to meet debt obligations. opposite of solvent.
inspection: Physical examination of a property or commodity to confirm that it meets the standards of the contract.
installment: The regular periodic payment that a borrower agrees to make to a lender.
installment bond: A set of bonds issued at the same time but having different maturity dates. Also known as serial bond.
installment loan: A loan that is repaid with a fixed number of periodic equal-sized payments.
installment sales contract: Contract in which the buyer takes possession of the property immediately but...
Instinet: Abbreviation for Institutional Networks Corporation, which is the name for one...
institution: An organization which is in the business of holding assets. Examples include banks, insurance companies, and investment companies.
institutional brokerage: A brokerage which has institutions as its clients.
institutional financing: Financing provided by an institution, as opposed to retail investors.
institutional fund: A mutual fund that targets pension funds, endowments, and other high net worth...
institutional investor: An entity with large amounts to invest, such as investment companies, mutual...
institutional pot: The part of a new issue which is set aside by the lead underwriter for distribution...
institutional shares: Mutual fund shares of a class available to institutional investors. Institutional...
institutionalization: The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to retail investors.
instrument: In general, any financial security such as a bond, stock, check, etc. Money...
insurability: Acceptability of an insurance applicant.
insurable interest: The beneficiary who would suffer loss if the event insured against occurs; without...
insurance: Insurance is a contract (referred to as a policy), where a person or entity...
insurance agent: Individual who is licensed by a state to sell insurance for one or more specific insurance companies.
insurance broker: An insurance broker acts as a representative of the insured or potentially insured....
insurance carrier: The firm issues, and assumes the risk of, an insurance policy.
insurance claim: A notification to an insurance firm requesting payment of an amount due under the terms of the policy. Also known as claim.
insurance company dividend: One of a series of periodic (generally annual) payments made to a cash value...
insurance examiner: The representative of a state insurance department assigned to participate in...
insurance policy: A protection against lost wages resulting from the death of the insured individual....
insurance premium: The periodic payment made on an insurance policy. Also known as premium.
insured: The person, group, or property for which an insurance policy is issued.
insured account: Account at a bank, savings and loan, credit union, or brokerage, the balance...
insured bond: A municipal bond insured against default by an insurance firm.
insured mortgage: A mortgage that is protected by mortgage insurance through the Federal Housing...
insurer: The party to an insurance arrangement who undertakes to indemnify for losses.
intangible asset: Any item of value that cannot be physically touched, such as a brand, franchise,...
intellectual property: Any type of intangible asset that consists of human knowledge and ideas. Some...
inter vivos: The act of giving away without receiving compensation, such as a gift. There...
inter vivos trust: A revocable trust created while the donor is still alive, to hold property for...
interbank market: The Interbank Market is the market for currencies for Foreign Exchange - the...
Interbank Rate: London Inter-Bank Offer Rate. The interest rate that the banks charge each other...
interchangeable bond: Bond which can be converted from registered to coupon form, or vice versa, upon demand by the bearer, possibly for a fee.
intercommodity spread: The purchase of a given delivery month of one commodity futures contract and...
interdelivery spread: The purchase of one delivery month of a given futures contract and simultaneous...
interest: Interest measures the cost of borrowing money from a lender and is usually...
interest assumption: The anticipated rate of return on a portfolio or retirement plan's assets, used for actuarial purposes.
interest cover: A firm's pretax operating income (or occasionally, cash flow) divided by its interest obligations, for a given period.
interest coverage: A calculation of a firm's ability to meet its interest payments on outstanding...
interest coverage ratio: A calculation of a firm's ability to meet its interest payments on outstanding...
interest deduction: A tax deduction allowed for certain interest expenses, such as those on a home mortgage or a margin account.
interest expense: An expense for interest on a loan made to an individual, corporation or other entity.
interest rate: A rate that is paid on borrowed money. Interest rates are printed as a percentage...
interest rate cap: A provision of an adjustable rate mortgage limiting how much interest rates may increase in a single adjustment period.
interest rate ceiling: For an adjustable rate mortgage, the maximum interest rate that could be charged.
interest rate collar: A security which combines the purchase of a cap and the sale of a floor to specify...
interest rate floor: For an adjustable rate mortgage, the minimum interest rate that could be charged.
interest rate futures: Futures contract whose underlying security is a debt obligation.
interest rate option: Option contract whose underlying security is a debt obligation.
interest rate risk: The possibility of a reduction in the value of a security, especially a bond,...
interest rate swap: An exchange of interest payments on a specific principal amount. This is a counterparty...
interest warrant: A firm's demand of payment of interest due on notes or debts.
interest-bearing: The paying of interest.
interest-only loan: A non-amortized loan in which interest is due at regular intervals until maturity,...
interest-only strip: A security with cash flows based entirely on the monthly interest payments received from a mortgage pool.
interim: The period between two actions, events, or dates.
interim dividend: A dividend which is declared and distributed before the firm's annual earnings have been calculated; often distributed quarterly.
interim financing: The short-term financing issued in anticipation of longer-term financing. Also known as interim borrowing.
interim statement: A financial report covering less than one year, such as a quarterly report. Also known as interim report.
interlocking directorates: Two boards of directors which share at least one director in common; illegal if the two companies are competitors.
intermarket spread: The sale of a futures contract of a given delivery month on one exchange and...
Intermarket Trading System: Abbreviated as ITS, refers to a computer network that connects several major...
intermediary: A third party who facilitates a deal between two other parties.
intermediate goods: Raw materials, such as steel, which will be transformed into another form.
intermediate-term: 2-10 years, generally used in reference to bonds. When used in technical analysis,...
internal audit: An ongoing appraisal of the financial health of a firm's operations by its own...
internal expansion: The growth of assets due to internal financing or appreciation, as opposed to external financing or acquisition.
internal financing: The funds produced from a business' operations, as opposed to external financing, such as the issuance of debt or equity.
internal growth rate: The maximum rate of growth a given firm is able to achieve without outside sources of funding.
internal market: The mechanisms for issuing and trading securities within a nation, including its domestic market and foreign market.
Internal Rate of Return: Abbreviated as IRR, refers to the rate of return that would make the present...
Internal Revenue Code: All federal tax laws. Originally written in 1939, and thoroughly revised in 1954.
Internal Revenue Service: The IRS is responsible for the collection, enforcement and to a degree the...
international: Involving more than one country.
international fund: A mutual fund which invests in stocks and bonds of companies outside of the U.S.
International Merchandise Trade - Canada: The difference between imports and exports of goods. Merchandise Trade differentiates...
International Monetary Fund: The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, was established after World War II...
International Organization for Standardization: Abbreviated as ISO, refers to the world's largest standards developer. A non-governmental...
International Securities Identification Number: Abbreviated as ISIN, refers to the unique international code which identifies...
International Securities Transactions - Canada: The international flow of stocks, bonds, and money market funds to and from...
international trade: International trade occurs when a security, a commodity or a service is transacted...
interpolation: Interpolation is the prediction of values outside of the dataset used to produce...
interstate commerce: The buying and selling of products and services across state borders.
intervals: The schedule of strike prices for a given option.
intestate: Dying without a legal will. Distribution is overseen by a probate court. Also known as in intestacy. opposite of testate.
intracommodity spread: Spread in which a trader buys and sells futures contracts of a single commodity on a single exchange, but of different months.
intraday: Intraday refers to something that happens within the day or within the last...
intrastate commerce: The buying and selling of products and services within a single state.
intrastate offering: An over-the-counter securities offering limited to investors residing within...
intrinsic value: The actual value of a security, as opposed to its market price or book value....
introducing broker: A person or organization which is able to perform all the functions of a broker...
Inventories - Australia: Inventories - Australia Tracks unsold goods among Australian industrial firm....
inventory: A firm's merchandise, raw materials, and finished and unfinished products which...
inventory financing: A loan made to a manufacturer using its inventory as collateral. Inventory financing...
inventory lien: A claim against a firm's inventory as security for a loan.
inventory turnover: The ratio of a firm's annual sales to its inventory; or equivalently, the fraction...
inventory turns: see turnover.
inverse floater: A fixed income instrument which has a coupon rate or interest rate that varies...
inverse relationship: A relationship between two numbers in which an increase in the value of one...
inverted market: A futures market in which nearby month contracts are selling at higher prices...
inverted scale: A serial bond offering in which later maturities have lower yields than earlier ones.
inverted yield curve: An uncommon situation in which long-term interest rates have lower yields than...
invest: To engage in any activity in which money is put at risk for the purpose of making...
invested capital: See capitalization.
investing: In general terms, investment refers to the use of money in the hope of making...
investment: In general terms, investment refers to the use of money in the hope of making...
investment adviser: A person or organization employed by an individual or mutual fund to manage...
Investment Advisers Act: A 1941 Congressional law requiring all investment advisers to register with...
Investment Advisor Act of 1940: A law requiring investment advisors and firms providing investment advice to register with the SEC and adhere to SEC regulations.
investment bank: An individual or institution which acts as an underwriter or agent for corporations and municipalities issuing securities.
investment banker: An individual or institution which acts as an underwriter or agent for corporations and municipalities issuing securities.
Investment Bankers Association: The trade association of the investment banking industry.
investment banking: The division of banking encompassing business entities dealing with creation of capital for other companies.
investment banking group: A group of investment banks which jointly underwrite and distribute a new security...
investment bill: A bill of exchange purchased as an investment, with the intention of holding until maturity.
investment club: A group of retail investors who pool some of their money and make joint investments....
investment company: A firm that invests the pooled funds of retail investors for a fee. By aggregating...
Investment Company Act of 1940: A set of Federal laws which regulate the registration and activities of investment companies, enforced by the SEC.
investment counsel: A person or organization employed by an individual or mutual fund to manage...
investment flows: Cash flows associated with the buying and selling of fixed assets and business interests.
investment fund: A firm that invests the pooled funds of retail investors for a fee. By aggregating...
investment history: The set of transactions conducted for a given customer by a given exchange member....
investment horizon: The length of time a sum of money is expected to be invested. An individual's...
investment income: An income from a portfolio of invested assets.
Investment Lending - Australia: The value of loans provided to individuals and corporations. An increase in...
investment letter: A letter establishing that the buyer of new securities in a private placement...
investment management: The process of managing money, including investments, budgeting, banking, and taxes. Also known as money management.
investment manager: see investment management.
investment memorandum: A letter that commits an individual to acquire a firm's securities and describes the terms of the deal.
investment multiplier: The change in national income which would result from a unit change in investment.
investment objective: The result desired by an investor or mutual fund, such as current income or capital appreciation. Also known as objective.
investment philosophy: The overall set of principles or strategies that guide an investor. Examples...
investment policy: A formal description of the investment philosophy that will be utilized for...
investment property: A property that is not occupied by the owner, generally purchased specifically...
investment return: The percentage change in value of the investment over a given period of time.
investment security: A security purchased for investment purposes, rather than for resale to customers.
investment strategy: An investor's plan of distributing assets among various investments, taking...
investment trust: A closed-end fund established to produce income through investments. They have...
investment value: The estimated price a convertible security would sell for on the open market...
investment-grade bond: A bond which is relatively safe, having a high bond rating such as BBB or above.
investor: An individual who commits money to investment products with the expectation...
investor relations: A department within a public firm that distributes information about the firm...
investor's equity: The balance of a margin account.
invisible hand: A term used by Adam Smith to refer to the natural force that guides free market...
invisible venture capital: Any form of venture capital from angel investors.
invoice: A bill issued by one who has provided products and/or services to a customer....
involuntary conversion: Forced disposition of property due to condemnation, theft, or casualty.
involuntary liquidation: Liquidation forced by Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
IOU: Acronym for ""I owe you,. which refers to what one person owes another.
IPO: Acronym for Initial Public Offering, which refers to the first sale of stock by a firm to the public.
IQD: The ISO currency code for the Iraqi Dinar.
IRA: Acronym for Individual Retirement Account, which refers to a tax-deferred retirement...
IRA rollover: A tax-free reinvestment of a distribution from a qualified retirement plan into...
Iranian Rial: The currency of Iran. Learn more about the Iranian rial and Iran at GoCurrency.com
Iraqi Dinar: The currency of Iraq.Learn more about Currencies
Irish Punt: The currency of the Republic of Ireland until 1 January 1999, when it was superseded...
ironclad: Rigid, inflexible.
IRR: Acronym for Internal Rate of Return, which refers to the rate of return that...
irredeemable bond: Bond without a call feature or a redemption privilege. Opposite of callable bond.
irrevocable: The incapacity to be undone.
irrevocable trust: A trust that cannot be changed or canceled upon establishment without the consent...
IRS: The IRS is responsible for the collection, enforcement and to a degree the...
ISIN: Acronym for International Securities Identification Number. A unique international...
ISK: The ISO currency code for the Iceland Krona. Learn more about the Icelandic krÃ³na. and Iceland at GoCurrency.com
ISM Manufacturing - United States: ISM Manufacuring assesses the state of US industry by surveying executives...
ISM Non-Manufacturing - United States: ISM Non-Manufacturing gauge of business conditions in non-manufacturing industries,...
ISO: Acronym for Incentive Stock Option. A type of employee stock option which provides...
Israeli Shekel: The currency of Israel. Learn more about the Israel Shekel and Israel at GoCurrency.com
issue: A stock or bond which has been offered for sale by a corporation or government...
issue date: The date on which a bond, insurance policy or stock offering is issued. Also known as date of issue.
issuer: A firm or municipality offering, or having already offered, securities for sale...
Italian Lira: The currency of Italy until 1 January 1999, when it was superseded by the euro....
itemized deduction: An incurred expense which reduces an individual's taxable income, in accordance...
ITL: The ISO currency code for the Italian Lira.
ITS: Acronym for Intermarket Trading System. A computer network that connects several...
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) - Canada: A monthly measure of the change in purchases by corporate executives. One hundred...
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) - Canada: A monthly measure of the change in purchases by corporate executives. One hundred...
Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) - Canada: A monthly measure of the change in purchases by corporate executives. One hundred...
Ivory Coast Franc: The currency of Ivory Coast.See GoCurrency World Currencies Page & Currency Converter

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