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Equities & Finance Glossary – Terms Starting with I
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Inbound Trend Duration The length, in days, of the trend leading into a classic or short-term pattern. The height of an inbound trend indicates the possible price move away from the breakout price of the event. The breakout price depends on the pattern's definition.
The slope of an inbound trend indicates the strength of an event. A very strongly sloped inbound trend (large height, short duration) is a stronger indicator of a reversal than a shallow inbound trend (small height, long duration).
Inception Date The date on which an investment product, like a mutual fund or an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), commenced operations.
Income/Distributions For tax purposes, an investment product, like a mutual fund or an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), generally passes along dividends and interest it receives from securities it owns. Additionally, a mutual fund and an ETF passes along your share of the profits it makes when it sells securities for a higher price than it paid for them. Distributions are subject to federal tax, and may also be subject to state or local taxes. Your distributions are taxable when they are paid, whether you take them in cash or reinvest them.
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Independent Firms Independent firms are firms who derive no financial benefit from their recommendations.
For the purposes of performance evaluation, Investars defines independent research as research produced by a firm that has no conflicts of interest in the following areas:
Investment banking, where the research firm has investment banking operations or has had investment banking transactions within the past year Paid-for-research, where the research firm is paid by the covered company to issue research
Research firms are also designated as independent if they have been selected to provide independent research to investors under the terms of the Global Research Analyst Settlement. In all cases, research firms must contact Investars and request that they be identified as independent, and they must agree to forward data to Investars directly. To determine whether a firm qualifies as independents, Investars reviews the firm on a quarterly basis, or when the firm begins to forward data to Investars.
Investars provides this service for the convenience of its clients only. Investors should conduct their own due-diligence to determine whether the research provided to them presents any conflicts of interest. Investors should also understand that identifying a firm as independent does not suggest that that firm provides good research. The quality of the research provided and how each firm resolves potential conflicts of interest is best evidenced in the firm’s track record.
Index One of the following major stock market indexes:
S&P 500 (.SPX) - Standard & Poor's 500 DJIA (.DJI) - Dow Jones Industrial Average NASDAQ (.IXIC) - NASDAQ Composite Index Russell 2000 (.RUT) - Russell 2000 Index Technology (.XCI) - AMEX Computer Technology Index Internet (.IIX) - AMEX Internet Index Broker/Dealers (.XBD) - AMEX Securities Broker/Dealer Oil & Gas (.XIO) - AMEX Oil Index Gold & Silver (.XAU) - Phlx Gold Silver Index Utilities (.DJU) - Dow Jones Utilities Average Transportation (.DJT) - Dow Jones Transportation Average Airlines (.XAL) - AMEX Airlines Index On a chart, you can compare a symbol's relative price performance with an index's performance.
Index Funds A passively managed fund designed to replicate the performance of an unmanaged stock or bond index.
Indicator Pattern The pattern created by indicators, which are based on moving average calculations showing the average value of a security's price over a period of time. Indicator Patterns include Double Moving Average Crossover, Price Crosses Moving Average, and Triple Moving Average Crossover. Moving averages are lagging indicators because they use historical information.
Industry Average An average of all stock data values in the same industry. Industry Average is used to compare a stock’s Valuation, Growth, and Profitability ratios to that of other stocks in the same industry.
Insider Gain/Loss On the Insider Activity chart, the Insider Gain/Loss statistic is based on the return generated during the period shown by a portfolio consisting of long positions in the stock corresponding to each purchase, and short positions for each sale.
Insider Timing Grade On the Insider Activity chart, the Insider Timing Grade is calculated by testing the statistical significance of the timing of the insiders' trades. A grade of A means that if the same trades were made with random timing, there would be no more than a 5% chance of exceeding the insiders' return.
Interest The amount paid by a borrower as compensation for the use of borrowed money. This amount is generally expressed as an annual percentage of the principal amount.
Interest Coverage Net earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of one period divided by interest expenses on bonds and other contractual long-term debt for the same period.
The lower the ratio, the more the company is burdened by debt expense. When a company's Interest Coverage ratio is 1.5 or lower, its ability to meet interest expenses may be questionable. An Interest Coverage ratio below 1 indicates the company is not generating sufficient revenues to satisfy interest expenses.
Interest Rate The annual rate, expressed as a percentage of principal, payable for use of borrowed money.
Inventory Merchandise bought for resale, and materials and supplies purchased to generate more revenues through sale.
Inventory Turnover Cost of goods sold for a specified time period divided by average inventory. Average inventory is the average of the inventory at the beginning and end of the year. Inventory turnover measures how quickly a company's inventory of goods is sold. Time periods measured include:
Most Recent Quarter (MRQ) as an annualized figure Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) Most Recent Fiscal Year
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Investment Category Groupings of investment products based on investment category. Generally, investment categories often include these basic categories:
Cap/Style Large Value, Large Blend, Large Growth, Mid Value, Mid Blend, Mid Growth, Small Value, Small Blend, Small Growth Sectors Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Information Technology, Materials, Telecommunication Services, Utilities Regions USA, Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Global, Emerging Markets Investment categories designated by Fidelity may not match investment categories designated by third parties, and may differ depending on investment product.
Investment Grade (Investment Grade Bond) The broad credit designation given to corporate and municipal bonds which have a high probability of being paid, and few, if any, speculative features. Bonds rated Baa and higher by Moody's Investors Service, or BBB and higher by Standard & Poor's, are considered by those agencies to be "investment grade."
Investment Option The official name and portfolio number for each investment option held in a Fidelity variable annuity.
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