Mature To expire or cease to exist. … [Read more...]
Maturity
Maturity The date of repayment of principal on bonds. Date when swap stops accruing interest in an interest rate swap. … [Read more...]
Maturity Factoring
Maturity Factoring Collection and insurance of accounts receivable undertaken as part of a factoring arrangement. … [Read more...]
Maturity Guarantee
Maturity Guarantee The amount in dollars that is guaranteed to the holder of a contract at the expiry of a pre determined time period. … [Read more...]
Maturity Phase
Maturity Phase Related: Three-phase DDM. Development phase for company when earnings continue to increase in line with general economic growth. … [Read more...]
Maturity Spread
Maturity Spread The yield difference or spread between any two bonds with different maturities. … [Read more...]
Maturity Value
Maturity Value Related: par value. For bonds, amount that holder will receive at maturity. … [Read more...]
Maximum Price Fluctuation
Maximum Price Fluctuation Related: limit price. The greatest degree to which contract price can fluctuate, up or down, during each trading session. Determined by exchange rules detailed in the contract. … [Read more...]
MBS Depository
MBS Depository Depository initially operated by MBSCC for GNMA securities. Currently being converted to a corporate trust company under the purview of State of New York Banking Law, that will be a participant-owned and limited-purpose entity. … [Read more...]
MBS Servicing
MBS Servicing Understanding that mortgage servicer is required to maintain payment due on principal and interest even if such payments have not been collected at the time of due date. … [Read more...]
Mean of the Sample
Mean of the Sample The average calculated arithmetically. Total sum of the data units divided by number of such data units. … [Read more...]
Mean Return
Mean Return With securities analysis, mean return is the expected value of all possible returns of assets in a portfolio. Also called "expected return". In capital budgeting, mean return denotes mean value of probability distribution of possible returns. … [Read more...]
Mean-Variance Analysis
Mean-Variance Analysis Measurement of high risk choices based on the predicted values and variance of outcomes possible. … [Read more...]
Mean-Variance Criterion
Mean-Variance Criterion Portfolio selection strategy based on means and variances of expected returns from each. Selection of lower variance portfolio to match a specific expected return or higher expected return portfolio to match specified level of variance. … [Read more...]
Mean-Variance Efficient Portfolio
Mean-Variance Efficient Portfolio Refer : Markowitz efficient portfolio. Portfolio with highest expected return for a given risk evaluation. … [Read more...]
Measurement Error
Measurement Error Inaccuracies arising in evaluating explanatory variables in a regression analysis that causes bias in parameters estimated. … [Read more...]
Medium-Term Note
Medium-Term Note Debt instruments originating from a corporate entity and offered by agent of the corporate to investors at any time during a fixed period. Maturity may be in following bands: up to 30 years, 18 months to 2 years, 1 year to 18 months, and 9 months to 1 year. … [Read more...]
Mega Cap
Mega Cap Businesses or companies that have a market capitalization exceeding $200 billion. … [Read more...]
Membership or a Seat on the Exchange
Membership or a Seat on the Exchange Number of exchange positions that allow holder to conduct trades in his own accounts and in that of clients’ by means of charging a fee for such execution of trades. … [Read more...]