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Index
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.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsInitial Margin
The deposit required before a derivative position can be opened, held as collateral against potential losses.
Market Basics & InstrumentsInitial Public Offering
The first sale of a company's shares to the public, after which the shares are listed and traded on a stock exchange.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceInsider Trading
Trading in a company's securities while in possession of unpublished price-sensitive information about it.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code
India's 2016 law establishing a time-bound process for resolving corporate insolvency or liquidating the company.
Financial Statements & AccountingIntangible Assets
Identifiable non-physical assets such as software, patents, licences and trademarks that are expected to generate future benefits.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationInterest Coverage Ratio
Operating profit divided by interest expense, measuring how many times over the company's earnings can pay its interest bill.
Financial Statements & AccountingInterest Expense
The cost of borrowed money charged to the profit and loss statement for a period.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesInterest Rate Cycle
The multi-year swing in policy and market interest rates between tightening and easing phases.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementInterest Rate Risk
The risk that changes in interest rates reduce the value of an investment or raise the cost of borrowing.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceInterim Dividend
A dividend declared by the board during a financial year, before the annual accounts are finalised.
Funds, ETFs & Index InvestingInternational Fund
A fund giving Indian investors exposure to securities listed outside India.