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Inside Market
Definition: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Best (highest) bid and best (lowest) offer, often used in the O.T.C. Market. See: In-line.
Definition: Refers to over-the-counter trading. Best (highest) bid and best (lowest) offer, often used in the O.T.C. Market. See: In-line.
Insider Information
Definition: Material information about a company that has not yet been made public. It is illegal for holders of this information to make trades based on it, however received.
Definition: Material information about a company that has not yet been made public. It is illegal for holders of this information to make trades based on it, however received.
Insider Trading
Definition: Trading by officers, directors, major stockholders, or others who hold private inside information allowing them to benefit from buying or selling stock.
Definition: Trading by officers, directors, major stockholders, or others who hold private inside information allowing them to benefit from buying or selling stock.
Insider Trading & Securities Fraud Enforcement Act Of 1988 (ITSFEA)
Definition: Federal legislation that greatly increased the penalties for trading on material inside information.
Definition: Federal legislation that greatly increased the penalties for trading on material inside information.
Insider Trading Sanctions Act Of 1984
Definition: Act imposing civil and criminal penalties for insider trading violations.
Definition: Act imposing civil and criminal penalties for insider trading violations.
Insiders
Definition: These are directors and senior officers of a corporation-in effect, those who have access to inside information about a company. An insider also is someone who owns more than 10% of the voting shares of a company.
Definition: These are directors and senior officers of a corporation-in effect, those who have access to inside information about a company. An insider also is someone who owns more than 10% of the voting shares of a company.
Insolvency Risk
Definition: The risk that a firm will be unable to satisfy its debts. Also known as bankruptcy risk.
Definition: The risk that a firm will be unable to satisfy its debts. Also known as bankruptcy risk.
Insolvent
Definition: A firm that is unable to pay debts (its liabilities exceed its assets).
Definition: A firm that is unable to pay debts (its liabilities exceed its assets).
Inspector's Or Judge's Certificate
Definition: A form provided by the Corporation, and completed by the Inspectors of Election, attesting to the final voting results and percentages of a shareholder meeting.
Definition: A form provided by the Corporation, and completed by the Inspectors of Election, attesting to the final voting results and percentages of a shareholder meeting.
Inspector(s) Of Election
Definition: The person(s) appointed by the Corporation to act as a judge on voting matters brought before a shareholder meeting. The inspector determines which proxies and ballots are in good form, and acceptable to be voted. They also count and record the votes, supervise and inspect the counting process and attest to the final results. They cannot be overruled on these matters, although they have no voice in the procedural aspects of the meeting itself.
Definition: The person(s) appointed by the Corporation to act as a judge on voting matters brought before a shareholder meeting. The inspector determines which proxies and ballots are in good form, and acceptable to be voted. They also count and record the votes, supervise and inspect the counting process and attest to the final results. They cannot be overruled on these matters, although they have no voice in the procedural aspects of the meeting itself.
Installment Contract
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Definition: Same or similar to "contract to purchase." See also "contract to purchase" under "mortgage."
Installment Payments
Definition: Distribution of plan assets to beneficiaries based upon a regular schedule.
Definition: Distribution of plan assets to beneficiaries based upon a regular schedule.
Installment Sale
Definition: The sale of an asset in exchange for a specified series of payments (the installments).
Definition: The sale of an asset in exchange for a specified series of payments (the installments).
Instinet (Institutional Networks Corporation)
Definition: Computerized subscriber service that serves as a vehicle for the fourth market. "Instinet" is registered with the SEC. As a stock exchange it numbers among its subscribers a large number of mutual funds and other institutional investors linked to each other by computer terminals. The system permits subscribers to display bids and offers (which are exposed system wide for whatever length of time the initiating party specifies) and to consummate trades electronically. Instinet is largely used by market makers, but, nonmarket makers and customers have equal access.
Definition: Computerized subscriber service that serves as a vehicle for the fourth market. "Instinet" is registered with the SEC. As a stock exchange it numbers among its subscribers a large number of mutual funds and other institutional investors linked to each other by computer terminals. The system permits subscribers to display bids and offers (which are exposed system wide for whatever length of time the initiating party specifies) and to consummate trades electronically. Instinet is largely used by market makers, but, nonmarket makers and customers have equal access.
Institutional Broker
Definition: A broker who buys and sells securities for institutional investors such as banks, and mutual funds, pensions.
Definition: A broker who buys and sells securities for institutional investors such as banks, and mutual funds, pensions.
Institutional Brokers' Estimate System (IBES)
Definition: Service that assembles analysts' estimates of future earnings for thousands of publicly traded companies, detailing how many estimates are available for each company and the high, low, and average estimates for each.
Definition: Service that assembles analysts' estimates of future earnings for thousands of publicly traded companies, detailing how many estimates are available for each company and the high, low, and average estimates for each.
Institutional Investors
Definition: Organizations that invest, including insurance companies, depository institutions, pension funds, investment companies, mutual funds, and endowment funds.
Definition: Organizations that invest, including insurance companies, depository institutions, pension funds, investment companies, mutual funds, and endowment funds.
Institutionalization
Definition: The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to individual investors. This process has occurred throughout the industrialized world.
Definition: The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to individual investors. This process has occurred throughout the industrialized world.
Institutions
Definition: Insurance companies, pension funds, trusts, foundations, mutual funds, funds managers, bank investment departments.
Definition: Insurance companies, pension funds, trusts, foundations, mutual funds, funds managers, bank investment departments.
Instrument
Definition: Any tradable commodity whose price can be obtained from a Financial Market.
Definition: Any tradable commodity whose price can be obtained from a Financial Market.
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