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International Fisher Relationship
Definition: Theory that nominal interest rates and inflation rates in different countries are connected. The Fisher equation says the nominal interest rate is the product of one plus the real interest rate times one plus the expected rate of inflation.
International Fund
Definition: A mutual fund that can invest only outside the United States.
International Market Index
Definition: An index listed on the American Stock Exchange tracking the performance of 50 American Depository Receipts traded on the AMEX, NYSE, and NASDAQ.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Definition: An organization founded in 1944 to oversee exchange arrangements of member countries and to lend foreign currency reserves to members with short-term balance of payment problems.
International Monetary Market (IMM)
Definition: A division of the CME established in 1972 for trading financial futures. Related: Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)
International Monetary System
Definition: The global network of government and commercial institutions within which currency exchange rates are determined.
International Mutual Fund
Definition: A mutual fund that invests strictly in securities markets throughout the world, excluding the United States. A global fund, on the other hand, invests in both foreign and domestic securities.
International Organization For Standardization
Definition: ISO is not an acronym but the name of a standards setting organization chartered by the United Nations. The name ISO is derived from Greek and connotes equality, i.e. each member country regardless of size or wealth gets only one vote. The ISO 4217 are the standard three letter currency codes. These codes are usually composed of the ISO 3166 two letter country code plus a third letter representing the name of the currency.
International Petroleum Exchange (IPE)
Definition: Energy futures and options exchange based in London.
International Security Market Association (ISMA)
Definition: Swiss law association located in Zurich that regroups all the participants on the Eurobond primary and secondary markets. Establishes uniform trading procedures in the international bond markets.
International Stock Exchange Of The U.K. And The Republic Of Ireland (ISE)
Definition: Organization that replaced the London Stock Exchange after its merger with the International Securities Regulatory Organization (ISRO).
International Swap Dealers Association (ISDA)
Definition: Formed in 1985 to promote uniform practices in the writing, trading, and settlement of swaps and other derivatives.
International Swaps And Derivatives Association (ISDA)
Definition: A New York-based group of major international swaps dealers, that publishes the Code of Standard Wording, Assumptions and Provisions for Swaps, or Swaps Code, for US dollar interest rate swaps as well as standard master interest rate, credit, and currency swap agreements and definitions for use in connection with the creation and trading of swaps
Interpolation
Definition: A method of approximating a price or yield that is unknown by using numbers that are known.
Interpositioning
Definition: The practice of using a second broker in a securities transaction, which is considered illegal it is if used to generate additional commission.
Intrabudgetary Transactions
Definition: Effected when payment and receipt both occur within the budget, or when payment is made from off-budget federal entities whose budget authority and outlays are excluded from the budget totals.
Intracommodity Spread
Definition: Used in the context of futures trading to refer to a trader holding, buying, and selling contracts in the same commodity on the same exchange, but for different months.
Intracompany Trade
Definition: Transactions between or among subsidiaries that are part of the same parent company.
Intraday
Definition: Term meaning "within the day," often to refer to the high and the low price of a stock.
Intramarket Sector Spread
Definition: The spread between two issues of the same maturity within a market sector. For instance, the difference in interest rates offered for five-year industrial corporate bonds and five-year utility corporate bonds.
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