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Mercantile Agency
Definition: An organization that supplies credit ratings and reports on firms that are prospective customers.
Mercato Italiano Futures (MIF)
Definition: The Italian futures market trading Italian Treasury bond (BTB) futures.
Merchandise
Definition: All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and 'f.o.b.' means free on board.
Merchant Bank
Definition: A British term for a bank that specializes not in lending out its own funds, but in providing various financial services such as accepting bills arising out of trade, underwriting new issues, and providing advice on acquisitions, mergers, foreign exchange, portfolio management, etc.
Mercosur
Definition: The "Common Market of the South," which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay in a regional trade pact that reduces tariffs on intrapact trade by up to 90%.
Merger
Definition: (1) Acquisition in which all assets and liabilities are absorbed by the buyer. (2) More generally, any combination of two companies. The firm's activity in this respect is sometimes called M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
Merger Arbitrage
Definition: In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that involves the simultaneous purchase of stock in a company being acquired and the sale of stock in its acquirer.
Method Of Payment
Definition: The way a merger or acquisition is financed.
Mexican Stock Exchange
Definition: The only stock exchange in Mexico. The Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones, or IPC index, consists of the 35 most representative stocks chosen every two months.
Mezzanine Bracket
Definition: The members of an underwriting group with involvement large enough to be in the second participation tier from the top.
Mezzanine Financing
Definition: The next stage of financing that follows venture capital financing.
Mezzanine Level
Definition: The period in a company's development just before it goes public.
MG
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for MADAGASCAR.
MGF
Definition: The ISO 4217 currency code for the Madagascar Franc.
MH
Definition: The two-character ISO 3166 country code for MARSHALL ISLANDS.
Micro Country Risks
Definition: Country or political risks that are specific to an industry, company, or project within a host country.
Microassessment
Definition: The risk assessment of a country as related to an MNC's type of business.
Microeconomics
Definition: Analysis of the behavior of individual economic units such as companies, industries, or households.
Microsaving
Definition: Automated small savings tools that help users set aside funds incrementally.
Mid Cap
Definition: A stock with a capitalization usually between $1 billion and $5 billion.
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