| Income Fund | Such funds invest in companies with good dividend history, debentures with an aim to generate returns in the form of regular dividends. |
| Inflation | A general increase in prices of a basket of goods and services over a period of time, resulting in reduced purachasing power of a currency. |
| Initial Offer Period | On this day the subscription of a particular security/scheme commences for the first time in the market place. |
| Institution Investors | These are large scale investors who trade in securities in very large quantities. These include banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, hedge funds etc. |
| Interest Rate Risk | Interest Rate Risk is reffered to the risk associated with the reduction in value of investment due to the unexpected reduction in interest rate. |
| Interim Dividend | It is the dividend which is declared and paid to shareholders before the computation of company's whole year earnings. It is generally distributed quarterly or biannually. |
