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Involuntary Liquidation Preference
Definition: A premium that must be paid to preferred or preference stockholders if the issuer of the stock is forced into involuntary liquidation.
IO
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY .
IPO Spinning
Definition: See Initial Public Offering Spinning.
IQ
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for IRAQ.
IQD
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iraqi Dinar.
IR
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF.
IRA/Keogh Accounts
Definition: Special accounts that allow saving taxes deferred until money is withdrawn. These plans are subject to frequent changes in law with respect to the deductibility of contributions. Withdrawals of tax-deferred contributions are taxed as income, including the capital gains from such accounts.
IRR
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iranian Rial.
Irrational Call Option
Definition: The implied call imbedded in a MBS. Irrational because the call is sometimes not exercised when it is in the money (interest rates are below the threshold to refinance), and sometimes exercised when it is not in the money. Option exercise like this affects payments on the MBS.
Irredeemable Bond
Definition: A bond lacking a call feature or a right of redemption. Also refers to a perpetual bond.
Irrelevance Result
Definition: The Modigliani and Miller theorem that a firm's capital structure is irrelevant to the firm's value.
Irrevocable Letter Of Credit
Definition: Assurance of funds issued by a bank that cannot be canceled or amended without the beneficiary's approval.
Irrevocable Trust
Definition: A trust that is unable to be amended, altered, or revoked.
IRS E-file
Definition: Refers to the preparation and transmission of tax return information to the IRS using telephone lines or a computer with a modem or Internet access.
IS
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for ICELAND.
ISK
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Icelandic Krona.
Islamic Loan
Definition: A loan that interest cannot be charged on. Instead, the loan is structured using discounts, sale or lease, profit participation, or repurchase agreements.
Issue
Definition: A particular financial asset.
Issued Share Capital
Definition: Total amount of shares that have been issued. Related: Outstanding shares.
Issuer
Definition: An entity that puts a financial asset in the marketplace.
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