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Median market cap
The midpoint of market capitalization (market price multiplied by the numberof shares outstanding)of the stocks in a portfolio. Half the stocks in the portfolio will have higher marketcapitalizations; half will have lower.
Medium term
Two-six years.
Medium-term bond
A bond maturing in two to ten years.
Medium-Term Guarantee Program
Ex-Im Bank effort encouragingcommercial lenders to finance the sale of U.S. capital equipment and services to approved foreign buyers. The Ex-IM Bank guarantees the principal and interest on these loans.
Medium-term note (MTN)
A corporate debt instrument that iscontinuously offered to investors over aperiod of time by an agent of the issuer. Investors can select from maturity bands of: 9 months to 1 year, more than 1 year to 18 months, more than 18months to 2 years, etc., up to 30 years.
Medium-term note retail (MTNR)
Medium-term note designated for retail investors. For example, at Fannie Mae,it means that the bond is designated for individual investors that isunderwritten through a dealer versus issuing through a program, like InvestmentNotes or Benchmark Notes.
Meff Renta Fija
The derivatives exchange in Barcelona, Spain, listing futures and options on fixed-interest securities and on interest rates, including the MIBOR (Madrid Interbank Offered Rate).
Meff Renta Variable
Stock index and equity derivatives market in Spain trading futures and options on the Iberian Exchange (IBEX)-35 index and onindividual stocks.
Member bank
A national- or state-chartered bank that is amember of the Federal Reserve System.
Member firm
Used for listed equity securities. Brokerage firm that has at least onemembership on a major stock exchange eventhough, by exchange rules, the membership in the name of an employee and not ofthe firm itself.
Member shortsale ratio
The total shares sold short by NYSE members divided by total short sales, which is used to analyze market expectations and bullish or bearish trends.
Member shortsale ratio
The total shares sold short by NYSE members divided by total short sales, which is used to analyze market expectations and bullish or bearish trends.
Membership or a seat on the exchange
A limited number of exchange positions that enable the holder to trade for the holder's own accountsand charge clients for the execution of trades for their accounts. Related: member_firm.
Menu
Used in the context of general equities. Hierarchy of choices concerning priceand volume of bids or offers proposed to a customer (e.g. Menu of offerings to a customer buyer - a) 10m @ 24 1/4; b) 25m @ 24 1/2; or c) 50m @ 24 3/4).
Merc, the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Mercantile agency
An organization that supplies credit ratings and reports on firms that are prospectivecustomers.
Mercato Italiano Futures (MIF)
The Italian futures market trading Italian Treasury bond (BTB)futures.
Merchandise
All movable goods such as cars, textiles, appliances, etc. and 'f.o.b.' meansfree on board.
Merchant bank
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
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
(1) Acquisition in which all assets and liabilities are absorbedby the buyer. (2) More generally, any combination of two companies. The firm's activity in thisrespect is sometimes called M&A (Merger and Acquisition)
Merger Arbitrage
In the context of hedge funds, a style of management that involves the simultaneous purchase ofstock in a company being acquired and the sale of stock in its acquirer.
Method of payment
The way a merger or acquisition is financed.
Mexican Stock Exchange
The only stock exchange in Mexico.The Indice de Precios y Cotizaciones, or IPC index, consists of the 35 mostrepresentative stocks chosen every two months.
Mezzanine bracket
The members of an underwriting groupwith involvement large enough to be in the second participation tier from thetop.
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