The main business of the IMF is the provision of loans to its members (including industrialized and developing countries) when they experience balance of payments difficulties.

Indemnity
Compensation against loss; also security against contingent loss.

Insider Transaction
Purchasing or selling of securities by offers to large shareholders or other key members in a corporation. The SEC rules that such transactions must be reported to them within 10 days after the close of the month in which the transactions are made.

Institutional Investors
A company having substantial funds invested in securities (e.g. a bank, labour union, college, Provident Fund, Pension fund).

Interest
The price paid for the borrowed use of a commodity, usually money.

Issue Price
The price for a new security sold to the public, determined by an underwriter or syndicate.