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M0
In the UK, the amount of notes and coins in circulation plus bank and building society deposits. Als...
M1
In the US, the amount of notes and coins in circulation plus demand deposits (checking accounts from...
M2
In the UK, includes all M0 items plus a range of other products which can be used to settle debts. I...
M3
In the US, includes all M2 items plus savings deposits over $100,000....
M4
In the UK, includes all M2 items plus Bank wholesale deposits and Certificates of Deposit....
Macaroni Defense
A tactic used by a corporation that is the target of a hostile takeover bid involving the issue of a...
Macaulay Duration
The weighted-average term to maturity of the cash flows from a bond, where the weights are the prese...
Macro
In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that takes long-term strategic bets. For exampl...
Macro Country Risks
Country risks or political risks that affect all foreign firms in a host country....
Macroassessment
Overall risk assessment of a country without consideration of an MNC's business....
Macroeconomics
The study of a country's economy using such elements as unemployment, price levels, government spend...
Madrid Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Madrid)
The largest of Spain's four stock exchanges....
Magic Of Diversification
The effective reduction of risk (variance) of a portfolio, achieved without reduction to expected re...
Mail Delay
Time a payment spends in the postal system before delivery....
Mail Float
Time period that cheques for payment spend in the postal system....
Mailing Date
A specific date set for the mailing of certain material to security holders such as interim reports,...
Main market
The market for larger companies of the London Stock Exchange, also known as the Official List. The L...
Maintenance
Appropriate ongoing adjustments to security holder records....
Maintenance Call
A call for additional money or securities when a margin account falls below its exchange-mandated re...
Maintenance Fee
A yearly charge to maintain brokerage accounts, such as asset management accounts or IRAs....
Maintenance Margin
The dollar amount required to be kept at the OCC throughout the life of an option contract; percenta...
Maintenance Margin Requirement
A sum, usually smaller than but part of the original margin, that must be maintained on deposit at a...
Maintenance Payment
Money paid by a divorced person to his/her partner to assist with living expenses. From the taxation...
Major Medical Expenses Insurance
Insurance which pays out a lump sum if you have certain specified surgery....
Majority Shareholder
A shareholder who is part of a group that controls more than half the outstanding shares of a corpor...
