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IOC order: See: Immediate or canceled order
IOM: See: Index and Option Market
IPL: See: Investment Product Line
IPO: See: Initial Public Offering
IPO Spinning: See Initial Public Offering Spinning.
IQ: The ISO 3166 country code for IRAQ.
IQD: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iraqi Dinar.
IR: The ISO 3166 country code for IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF.
IRA/Keogh accounts: Special accounts that allow saving taxes deferred until money is withdrawn. These plans are subject to frequent changes in law with respect to the deductibility of contributions. Withdrawals of tax-deferred contributions are taxed as income, including the capital_gain from such accounts.
IRB: See: Industrial Revenue Bond
IRR: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Iranian Rial.
IRR: See: Internal rate of return
Irrational call option: The implied call imbedded in a MBS. Irrational because the call is sometimes not exercised when it is in the money (interest_rate are below the threshold to refinance), and sometimes exercised when it is not in the money. Option exercise like this affects payments on the MBS.
Irredeemable bond: A bond lacking a call feature or a right of redemption. Also refers to a perpetual bond.
Irrelevance result: The Modigliani and Miller theorem that a firm's capital structure is irrelevant to the firm's value.
Irrevocable letter of credit: Assurance of funds issued by a bank that cannot be canceled or amended without the beneficiary's approval.
Irrevocable trust: A trust that is unable to be amended, altered, or revoked.
IS: The ISO 3166 country code for ICELAND.
ISDA: See: International Swap Dealers Association
ISK: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Icelandic Krona.
Islamic Loan: A loan that interest cannot be charged on. Instead, the loan is structured using discounts, sale or lease, profit participation, or repurchase_agreement.
ISMA: See: International Security Market Association
ISO: See Also: International Organization for Standardization
Issue: A particular financial asset.
Issued share capital: Total amount of shares that have been issued. Related: Outstanding shares.

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