Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

• MAPLE LEAF - A gold, silver, or platinum coin minted in Canada that usually trades at slightly more tha...
  
  
• MAPPING - Refers to the presentation of financial positions. It is used in risk and portfolio managemen...
  
  
• MARCHÉ À TERME INTERNATIONALE DE FRANCE (MATIF) - The French derivatives exchange, which dominates trad...
  
  
• MARCHING ORDERS - instructions (from the military)
  
  
• MARGIN - (1) An amount of cash or collateral that a buyer or borrower must provide in excess of value o...
  
  
• MARGIN (SPREAD) - The amount added to an index to determine the interest rate on an ARM.
  
  
• MARGIN (STOCKS) - allows investors to buy securities/assets by borrowing money from a broker/banker. Th...
  
  
• MARGIN ACCOUNT - Margin accounts are brokerage accounts that allow you to pay for part of the cost of b...
  
  
• MARGIN ACCOUNT (STOCKS) - a leverageable account in which stocks can be purchased for a combination of ...
  
  
• MARGIN AGREEMENT - The agreement governing customers' margin accounts.