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...
Margin is a concept frequently explored in investing / trading and it refers to borrowed money which is used to invest (a.k.a. investing on the margin). This is essentially leverage, and the...
Managing Directors (MDs) are the highest-ranking role within an investment bank without becoming a Group Head or C-Level Officer. Their job is to find clients and get deals for the firm...
A Management Buyout (MBO) is a corporate action taken by the management of a firm, where they buy all the available shares in their own company in order to take the company private. This is done becau...
A macro environment is the global or national economy as a whole, rather than industry specific. This focuses on global financial, political and other assorted events. Many hedge funds, traders or ass...