A person employed by an investment dealer who provides investment advice to clients and executes trades on their behalf in securities and other investment products.
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Investment Bank
An organization, usually a stock brokerage firm, involved in taking a new company public (IPO), consulting on mergers and acquisitions, handling corporate borrowing, etc.
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN)
The international standard that is used to uniquely identify securities. It consists of a two-character alphabetic country code specified in ISO 6166, followed by a nine-character alphanumeric security identifier (assigned by a national security numbering agency), and then an ISIN check-digit.
Intraday
Stock trading tracked in periods shorter than one day.
Intangibles
Soft assets such as patents, trademarks, etc.
Interest Coverage
A measure of a company’s ability to pay interest on its debts (operating income divided by interest expenses).
Intermarket Surveillance Group (ISG)
An international committee comprised of members from 31 exchanges around the world, including every major stock exchange. Membership in the ISG allows all members to share surveillance and investigative information to ensure that each regulator has access to the necessary information to effectively regulate its marketplace. The ISG promotes effective market surveillance among international exchanges and RS involvement helps ensure they are continually in touch with other regulators and part of the development of international best practices.
Insiders
With respect to a corporation or other entity, these are the people who have access to inside information about a company or entity that is material to the stock price. For corporations, they are typically the directors and senior officers of a corporation. A person or entity that owns greater than ten percent (10%) someone of the voting shares of a corporation is also considered an insider.
Institutional Ownership
Shares owned by pension funds, mutual funds, banks, etc.
Insider
All directors and senior officers of a company, and those who are presumed to have access to inside information concerning the company. An insider is also anyone owning more than 10% of the voting shares of a company.