A merger is when two or more companies combine to increase value and enhance operations. This is a pre-agreed action and is not seen as hostile. A merger should always provide increased benefits and E...
Megafund is simply an extremely large pool of money set up by a private equity firm for the purposes of investing in companies. The amount invested by private investors in a megafund is usua...
An MBA is a professional qualification gained from completing an MBA course at a business school. It stands for Masters of Business Administration. Typically, people working in investment banking and ...
Maturity is part of a loan contract which specifies the end of the life of the asset, i.e. when the principal will be repaid. For example, US 10 year Treasury bonds will have the principal amount repa...
Market risk is the risk an investor accepts when holding any asset; the risk that changes in the market will cause the asset to fluctuate in value. This risk is completely unavoidable and cannot be re...
A market maker is an individual or firm which connects buyers and sellers of an asset - hence making a market. The market maker will usually hold the asset and then find a seller, and assumes some of ...
Market capitalization is the market value of the issued equity of a firm. It is calculated by multiplying the number of shares in the market by the price per share. Market capitalization is typically ...
A market is simply anywhere or anything through which assets are traded. Stocks are issued and traded on the stock market, bonds on the bond market, options and futures on the derivatives market etc.A...
Mark-to-Market is an accounting methodology where assets are valued not by their purchase price, but by their current market value, hence they are 'marked' to market. This means the balance sheet...
Marginal cost is a term used in economics and accounting to describe the cost of producing one extra unit of goods or services above what is currently being produced. For example, if it costs a firm $...