For stock analysts, an intermediate term security is typically 6 to 12 months, whereas bond analysts consider this to be 3 to 10 years.
Refers to a period of time often measured in terms of weeks or months.
A bond that matures in between five and 10 years.
Time between short and long term with the length dependent on the context. A bond analyst, for instance, usually considers an intermediate term to be between 3 to 10 years. A stock analyst would consider it to mean 6 to 12 months. See: Long Term; Long Term Debt; Short Term; Short Term Debt