GLOSSARY
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Welcome to our comprehensive glossary of stock market terms. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just starting your journey in the world of finance, our glossary aims to provide you with clear and concise explanations of key terms and concepts. Simply click on any alphabet below to explore the terms starting with that letter.
Glossary
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Mandate | An instruction or authorization given by an investor to a broker or depository participant (DP) to act on their behalf for buying or selling securities in the stock market. |
| Market Capitalization | The total value of a company's outstanding shares of stock |
| Market Maker | An individual or firm that quotes both buy and sell prices for a financial instrument in order to facilitate trading and provide liquidity in the market. |
| Market Order | A type of order to buy or sell a security at the best available price in the market at the time the order is executed. |
| Margin | The amount of money an investor needs to deposit with a broker when using leverage to trade securities. It serves as collateral against potential losses. |
| Margin Call | A demand by a broker or exchange for an investor to deposit additional funds or securities into their account to meet the minimum margin requirements. |
| Market Price | The current price at which a security or financial instrument is traded in the market. |
| Market Timing | An investment strategy that involves trying to predict the future direction of the stock market or individual stocks in order to make buy or sell decisions. |
| Moving Average | A statistical calculation that is used to analyze data points over a certain period of time |
| Multi-bagger | A stock that has generated multiple times its original investment value |
| Mutual Fund | A type of investment vehicle that pools money from multiple investors to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities |
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