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Market priceThe price at which a market clears.Market priceThe price for a security. As far as stocks are concerned, there is not one market price but two:the bid price - the price at which you can sell shares which you ownthe offer price - the price at which you can buy sharesOn the London markets, prices for most shares are quoted by market makers who act as 'wholesalers', and are flashed up on brokers' SEAQ screens. The quote will also show the maximum order size at which the market- maker is prepared to deal at the prices quoted (known as 'normal market size'). The difference between the bid and offer price is called the spread and is the source of the market maker's profit.Prices for the largest companies are quoted on the Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service (SETS) which matches sellers and buyers directly and does without the need for market makers. The spread on these companies is normally smaller.Market prices are quoted on the financial pages of most newspapers and on many websites, sometimes live, sometimes delayed by 20 minutes. In the newspapers, the price quoted is neither the bid nor the offer price, but the mid price at the time the market closed on the previous day. So if a share closed at 105-109, the mid price would be 107. On some websites the price quoted is the 'last trade' price -that is the price at which the last automated trade on the previous day was made.Market priceThe last reported price at which a security was traded on an exchange.Market price Similar MatchesLocked marketLocked marketA market is locked if the bid price equals the ask price. This can occur, for example, if the market is brokered and one side pays brokerage only, in over-the-counter trading the initiator of the transaction. Highly competitive market environment with inside bid and offering at the same price. Often occurs when an OTC dealer has not updated the market. Eurocredit marketEurocredit marketComprises banks that accept deposits and provide loans in large denominations and in a variety of currencies. The banks that constitute this market are the same banks that constitute the Eurocurrency market; the difference is that Eurocredit loans are longer-term than so-called Eurocurrency loans. Market shareMarket shareThe percentage of total industry sales that a particular company controls. Amman Financial Market (AFM)Amman Financial Market (AFM)Established in 1976, the AFM is the only stock exchange in Jordan. Market failureMarket failureAny market imperfection, but especially the complete absence of a market due to incomplete or asymmetric information. Further SuggestionsSecurity market planeMarket price of risk Non-market economy Leading the market Central American Common Market Permission Marketing Crossed market normal market size Common stock market Market Eye third market efficient market theory Private market value (PMV) Secondary Mortgage Market Asian dollar market Market order go along or participating Exchange market repo market Market research cash market Negotiated markets Open market rates Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Overlap the market Money market instruments |
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