Terms starting with M
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Macaulay Duration
The weighted average time until a bond's cash flows are received, with each time weighted by the present value of its cash flow.
Indicators & OscillatorsMACD
The moving average convergence divergence indicator: the difference between a fast and a slow exponential moving average of price.
Indicators & OscillatorsMACD Histogram
The difference between the MACD line and its signal line, plotted as bars around a zero axis.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementMargin
Borrowed funds or collateral used to take a position larger than the cash available.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementMargin Call
A demand from a broker for additional funds when losses reduce collateral below the required level.
Fundamental Analysis & ValuationMargin of Safety
The discount between the price paid for a security and the analyst's estimate of its intrinsic value.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsMark to Market
The daily revaluation of open derivative positions at the closing price, with gains and losses settled in cash.
Indicators & OscillatorsMarket Breadth
The extent to which a market's move is shared across its constituents rather than concentrated in a few.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesMarket Cap to GDP Ratio
The total market capitalisation of listed companies divided by the country's gross domestic product.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMarket Capitalisation
The total market value of a company's outstanding shares, obtained by multiplying the share price by the number of shares.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesMarket Crash
A sudden, severe fall in prices across a market, typically over days rather than months.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesMarket Cycle
The recurring pattern of rising and falling market prices, related to but distinct from the underlying economic cycle.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureMarket Depth
The quantity of shares available at each price level on both sides of the order book.
Economy, Macro & Market CyclesMarket Efficiency
The proposition that prices already reflect available information, so consistently earning excess returns from that information is not…
Orders, Execution & Market StructureMarket Maker
A participant that continuously quotes both a bid and an ask, standing ready to buy or sell and earning the spread.
Indian Market, Regulation & TaxationMarket Manipulation
Conduct intended to create a false or misleading appearance of trading or an artificial price in a security.
Orders, Execution & Market StructureMarket Order
An instruction to buy or sell immediately at the best price currently available in the order book.
Market Basics & InstrumentsMarket Price
The price at which a security most recently changed hands on the exchange.
Market Psychology & Behavioural FinanceMarket Sentiment
The prevailing attitude of investors toward a market or security, independent of its fundamentals.
Technical Analysis & Chart PatternsMarubozu
A candlestick with no wicks, where the open and close are the period's extremes.
Corporate Actions, Dividends & GovernanceMaterial Disclosure
A listed company's obligation to inform the exchanges of events that could affect its securities' price.
Bonds & Fixed IncomeMaturity
The date on which a bond's principal is repaid and the obligation ends.
Derivatives, Futures & OptionsMax Pain
The strike at which the total value of in-the-money options outstanding would be smallest at expiry.
Risk & Portfolio ManagementMaximum Drawdown
The largest peak-to-trough decline a portfolio or strategy has experienced over a measured period.