Terms starting with I
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Iceberg Order
A large order that reveals only a small portion to the order book at a time, refreshing as each slice is filled.
Indicators & OscillatorsIchimoku Cloud
A multi-line system plotting conversion and base lines, a shaded cloud projected forward, and a lagging span behind price.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingIDCW Option
The plan option under which a fund periodically distributes part of the NAV to unit holders as income distribution cum capital withdrawal.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceIllusion of Control
The belief that one can influence outcomes that are largely determined by chance.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureImmediate-or-Cancel Order
An order that executes whatever quantity is available at once and cancels the remainder rather than resting in the book.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureImpact Cost
The cost, expressed as a percentage, of executing a stated order size against the current order book relative to the mid price.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationImpairment
A write-down of an asset's carrying value when its recoverable amount falls below what the balance sheet records.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsImplied Volatility
The volatility figure that, put into an option pricing model, reproduces the option's current market price.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsIn the Money
An option that would have positive value if exercised immediately.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingiNAV
The indicative net asset value of an ETF, computed and published continuously through the trading day.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceIndependent Director
A board member with no material pecuniary relationship with the company, its promoters or its management.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingIndex
A rule-based measure of the value of a defined group of securities, used to represent a market or segment.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingIndex Fund
A mutual fund that seeks to replicate an index's holdings and return rather than to beat it.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsIndex Futures
A futures contract whose underlying is a stock market index rather than a single security.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesIndex of Industrial Production
A monthly index measuring the volume of output in mining, manufacturing and electricity.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingIndex Rebalancing
The periodic revision of an index's constituents and weights according to its published rules.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingIndex Weighting
The rule determining how much of an index each constituent represents.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationIndexation Benefit
An adjustment that raises an asset's cost of acquisition for inflation before computing a long-term capital gain.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationIndia VIX
An index measuring the volatility the market expects in the Nifty over the next 30 days, derived from Nifty option prices.
Indicators & OscillatorsIndicator Lag
The delay between a change in price and the corresponding change in an indicator derived from it.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesInflation
A sustained rise in the general price level, which reduces what each rupee can buy.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementInflation Risk
The risk that rising prices erode the purchasing power of an investment's returns.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeInflation-Indexed Bond
A bond whose principal is adjusted for inflation, so both the coupon and the redemption amount rise with prices.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementInformation Ratio
Return above a benchmark per unit of tracking error.