Margin Call
A demand from a broker for additional funds to cover potential losses if the value of a trader's account falls below a certain threshold.
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10 termsMaintenance margin
The minimum margin which an investor must keep on deposit in a margin account at all times in respect of each open contract.
Make a market
A dealer is said to make a market when he or she quotes bid and offer prices at which he or she stands ready to buy and sell.
Market order
An order to buy or sell a financial instrument immediately at the best possible price.
Microeconomics
The study of economic activity as it applies to individual firms or well-defined small groups of individuals or economic sectors.
Mid-price or middle rate
The price halfway between the two prices, or the average of both buying and selling prices offered by the market makers.
Minimum price fluctuation
The smallest increment of market price movement possible in a given futures contract.
Monetary Base
Currency in circulation plus banks' required and excess deposits at the central bank.
Moving Average
A way of smoothing a set of data, widely used in price time series.
MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence)
A technical analysis indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of a security's price.
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