Tag: IN

  • Interest Rate Derivative

    Concept of Interest Rate derivative (i.e. an instrument that transfers risk from one party to the other) in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): A derivative (i.e. an instrument that transfers risk from one party to the other) […]

  • Intermarket Spread

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  • Interdelivery Spread

    Concept of Interdelivery Spread in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Interdelivery Spread: A spread involving two different months of the same commodity. Also called an intracommodity spread. See Spread.

  • Invisible Supply

    Concept of Invisible Supply in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Invisible Supply: Uncounted stocks of a commodity in the hands of wholesalers, manufacturers, and producers that cannot be identified accurately; stocks outside commercial channels […]

  • Index Arbitrage

    Concept of Index Arbitrage in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Index Arbitrage: The simultaneous purchase (sale) of stock index futures and the sale (purchase) of some or all of the component stocks that make up the particular stock index to […]

  • Inverted Market

    Concept of Inverted Market in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Inverted Market: A futures market in which the nearer months are selling at prices higher than the more distant months; a market displaying ‘inverse carrying charges,’ characteristic […]

  • Inflation-Indexed Debt Instrument

    Concept of Inflation-Indexed Debt Instrument in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Inflation-Indexed Debt Instrument: Generally a debt instrument (such as a bond or note) on which the payments are adjusted for inflation and deflation. In a typical […]

  • Invoice Price

    Concept of Invoice Price in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Invoice Price: The price fixed by the clearing house at which deliveries on futures are invoiced—generally the price at which the futures contract is settled when deliveries are […]

  • Interest Rate

    Interest Rate in the Context of Mortgage RefinancingsIn this context, a definition of Interest Rate may be distilled, worded as follows: The price paid for borrowing money, usually stated in percentages and as an annual rate.

  • Intrinsic Value

    Concept of Intrinsic Value in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Intrinsic Value: A measure of the value of an option or a warrant if immediately exercised, that is, the extent to which it is in-the-money. The amount by which the current price for […]

  • In Sight

    Concept of In Sight in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of In Sight: The amount of a particular commodity that arrives at terminal or central locations in or near producing areas. When a commodity is ‘in sight,’ it is inferred that reasonably prompt […]

  • Interest Rate Straddle

    Concept of Interest Rate Straddle in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): An interest rate transaction where the buyer pays a premium to the seller to buy a cap and a floor with identical details including the cap and floor rates. […]

  • Interest Rate Cap

    Concept of Interest Rate Cap in the context of derivatives contract, by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA): An option (i.e. the right to buy or sell a financial instrument at some agreed conditions) product where the holder (buyer) is guaranteed a maximum borrowing cost […]

  • Interest Rate Futures

    Concept of Interest Rate Futures in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Interest Rate Futures: Futures contracts traded on fixed income securities such as U.S. Treasury issues, or based on the levels of specified interest rates such as LIBOR (London […]

  • Introducing Broker

    Concept of Introducing Broker (IB) in Futures TradingIn this context of financial law, the following is a definition of Introducing Broker (IB): A person (other than a person registered as an associated person of a futures commission merchant) who is engaged in soliciting or in accepting orders […]