The correlation between predicted and actual stock returns , sometimes used to measure the value of a financial analyst . An I.C. of 1.0 indicates a perfect linear relationship between predicted and actual returns, while an I.C. of 0.0 indicates no linear relationship.
INFORMATION COEFFICIENT (I.C.)
Meaning of INFORMATION COEFFICIENT (I.C.) in English
Campbell R. Harvey. Hypertextual finance English glossary. Английский словарь гипертекстовых финансов. 2012