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M1
In the US, M1 is a narrow measure of the  more...
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M2
In the US, M2 is a broad measure of the  more...
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M3
In the US, M3 is a very broad measure of  more...
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MACD
MACD, which stands for Moving Average Convergence Divergence, is a  more...
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macroeconomics
Macroeconomics is the study of the behavior of the overall  more...
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maintenance fee
In the financial sense, a maintenance fee is a fixed  more...
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majority ownership
Majority ownership is ownership of 50% or more of another  more...
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majority shareholder
In corporate governance, a majority shareholder is a shareholder that  more...
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managed account
A managed account is an investment account that is managed  more...
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margin
Margin is money borrowed from a broker for trading purposes.  more...
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margin account
A margin account allows a trader or investor to buy  more...
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margin agreement
A margin agreement is a securities customer agreement signed by  more...
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margin call
A margin call is the demand by a brokerage that  more...
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margin loan
A margin loan is a loan made by a broker  more...
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margin rate
Margin rate has multiple financial meanings. The margin rate  more...
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marginal tax rate
The marginal tax rate is rate of tax applicable to  more...
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Mark to Market
Mark to market is an accounting calculation tracking the current  more...
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market capitalization
Market capitalization is the number of shares outstanding times the  more...
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market economy
In political economics, a market economy is an economy where  more...
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market inefficiency
Market inefficiency is a condition that occurs when current prices  more...
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market maker
A market maker brings continueous liquidity to the trading market  more...
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market share
Market share is the percentage of the total market that  more...
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married filing jointly
Married filing jointly is the tax filing term for a  more...
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married filing separately
Married filing separately is a tax filing status under which  more...
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MBS
In financial terms, MBS stands for mortgage-backed securities. MBS  more...
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mean return
Mean return for investors is the average expected return of  more...
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median
In statistics, the median is the middle of a distribution  more...
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Merc
The Merc commonly refers to Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).  more...
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Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is the currency of Mexico. MXN  more...
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micro-cap stock
A micro-cap-stock is a stock with a very small market  more...
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microeconomics
Microeconomics is the branch of economics that deals with individuals,  more...
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mid-cap stock
A mid-cap (mid-capitalization) stock is issued by a corporation with  more...
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minority interest
Minority interest represents shares owned by third parties when Company  more...
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minority ownership
Minority ownership is ownership of less than 50% of a  more...
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misery index
The misery index is the unemployment rate plus the inflation  more...
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modern portfolio theory
Introduced by Nobel Prize winner Harry Markowitz in the 1950s,  more...
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momentum indicator
A momentum indicator is a technical analysis indicator that attempts  more...
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monetary policy
Monetary policy is the management of a nation’s money supply  more...
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money center bank
The term money center bank is used to describe the  more...
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money flow
Money flow is a tool used by technical analysts to  more...
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money management
Money management is the managing of different uses of money  more...
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money manager
In financial services, a money manager is a general term  more...
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money market
The money market is the market for short-term financial instruments.  more...
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money market account
A money market account is a savings account that offers  more...
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money market fund
A money market fund is open-ended and invests only in  more...
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money market mutual fund
A money market mutual fund is a mutual fund that  more...
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money supply
In macroeconomics, the money supply is the amount of money  more...
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monopoly
A monopoly is when one company dominates the market for  more...
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Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo methods are numerical techniques used for solving complex  more...
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Morningstar Rating System
The Morningstar rating system evaluates mutual funds according to a  more...
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mortgage
In law, the word mortgage technically means a pledge of  more...
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mortgage banker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that lends  more...
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mortgage bond
A mortgage bond is a debt obligation secured by a  more...
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mortgage broker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that acts  more...
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mortgage insurance
Mortgage insurance is insurance covering the lender or other holder  more...
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mortgage interest deduction
In US federal taxation, the mortgage interest deduction is a  more...
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mortgage life assurance
Mortgage life assurance is a policy designed to help pay  more...
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mortgage life insurance
Mortgage life insurance is a type of life insurance policy  more...
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mortgage rate
The mortgage rate is the rate of interest paid on  more...
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mortgage refinance
A mortgage refinance occurs when a borrower pays down an  more...
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mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a  more...
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Mr. Market
Mr. Market is a metaphore created by investor Benjamine Graham.  more...
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Multiple Listing Service
A Multiple Listing Service, or MLS, is a regional database  more...
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multiplier
In an economic model, a multiplier is a number that  more...
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multiplier effect
The multiplier effect describes how an increase in some economic  more...
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municipal bond
A municipal bond is a bond issued by a city,  more...
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mutual fund
A mutual fund is an investment company designed to pool  more...
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mutual fund symbol
A mutual fund symbol is a group of letters and/or  more...
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mutual life insurance company
A Mutual life insurance company is a life insurance provider  more...
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