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Margin Of Profit
Definition: Gross profit divided by net sales. Used to measure a firm's operating efficiency and pricing policies in order to determine how competitive the firm is within the industry.
Definition: Gross profit divided by net sales. Used to measure a firm's operating efficiency and pricing policies in order to determine how competitive the firm is within the industry.
Margin Of Safety
Definition: With respect to working capital management, the difference between (1) the amount of long-term financing and (2) the sum of fixed assets and the permanent component of current assets.
Definition: With respect to working capital management, the difference between (1) the amount of long-term financing and (2) the sum of fixed assets and the permanent component of current assets.
Margin Requirement
Definition: A performance bond paid upon purchase of a futures contract that protects the exchange clearinghouse from loss.
Definition: A performance bond paid upon purchase of a futures contract that protects the exchange clearinghouse from loss.
Margin Requirement (options)
Definition: The amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intraday price changes.
Definition: The amount of cash an uncovered (naked) option writer is required to deposit and maintain to cover his daily position valuation and reasonably foreseeable intraday price changes.
Margin Security
Definition: A security that may be bought or sold in a margin account as defined in Regulation T.
Definition: A security that may be bought or sold in a margin account as defined in Regulation T.
Margin Stock
Definition: Any stock listed on a national securities exchange, any over-the-counter security approved by the SEC for trading in the national market system, or appearing on the Board's list of over-the-counter margin stock and most mutual funds.
Definition: Any stock listed on a national securities exchange, any over-the-counter security approved by the SEC for trading in the national market system, or appearing on the Board's list of over-the-counter margin stock and most mutual funds.
Marginal Cost
Definition: The increase or decrease in a firm's total cost of production as a result of changing production by one unit.
Definition: The increase or decrease in a firm's total cost of production as a result of changing production by one unit.
Marginal Efficiency Of Capital
Definition: The percentage yield earned on an additional unit of capital.
Definition: The percentage yield earned on an additional unit of capital.
Marginal Revenue
Definition: The change in total revenue as a result of producing one additional unit of output.
Definition: The change in total revenue as a result of producing one additional unit of output.
Marginal Tax Rate
Definition: The tax rate that would have to be paid on any additional dollars of taxable income earned.
Definition: The tax rate that would have to be paid on any additional dollars of taxable income earned.
Marginal Utility
Definition: The change in total satisfaction as a result of consuming one additional unit of a specific good or service.
Definition: The change in total satisfaction as a result of consuming one additional unit of a specific good or service.
Marital Deduction
Definition: A tax deduction that allow spouses to transfer unlimited amounts of property to one another.
Definition: A tax deduction that allow spouses to transfer unlimited amounts of property to one another.
Marital Trust
Definition: A trust created to allow one spouse to transfer, during life or upon death, an unlimited amount of property to his/her spouse without incurring gift or estate tax.
Definition: A trust created to allow one spouse to transfer, during life or upon death, an unlimited amount of property to his/her spouse without incurring gift or estate tax.
Mark-to-market
Definition: Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security to reflect current market value.
Definition: Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security to reflect current market value.
Markdown
Definition: The amount subtracted from the selling price of securities when they are sold to a dealer in the OTC market. Also, the discounted price of municipal bonds after the market has shown little interest in the issue at the original price.
Definition: The amount subtracted from the selling price of securities when they are sold to a dealer in the OTC market. Also, the discounted price of municipal bonds after the market has shown little interest in the issue at the original price.
Marked-to-market
Definition: An arrangement whereby the profits or losses on a futures contract are settled each day.
Definition: An arrangement whereby the profits or losses on a futures contract are settled each day.
Market
Definition: Usually refers to the equity market. "The market went down today" means that the value of the stock market dropped that day.
Definition: Usually refers to the equity market. "The market went down today" means that the value of the stock market dropped that day.
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