market of shares
21market weight — UK US adjective STOCK MARKET ► used for talking about the value of a particular type of shares in relation to others on a particular stock market: »Financial stocks account for about 60% of the market weight of Hong Kong s benchmark index. → See… …
22market-making — UK US (also market making) noun [U] STOCK MARKET ► the continuous buying and selling of shares in particular companies at particular prices …
23market capitalization — market ,capitali zation or ,market cap noun count or uncount BUSINESS a way of measuring the value of a company calculated by multiplying the number of the company s shares by their price on the STOCK MARKET …
24market share — market shares N VAR: oft with poss A company s market share in a product is the proportion of the total sales of that product that is produced by that company. [TECHNICAL] Ford has been gaining market share this year at the expense of GM and some …
25market purchase — A company s purchase of its own shares on a recognised investment exchange. Related links recognised investment exchange (RIE) share buyback …
26market index — Market measure that consists of weighted values of the components that make up certain list of companies. A stock market tracks the performance of certain stocks by weighting them according to their prices and the number of outstanding shares by… …
27market arbitrage — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the activity of buying and selling the same currencies, bonds, shares, etc. at the same time in two different markets to take advantage of a price difference between them: »I was involved with financial market arbitrage… …
28market maker — market ,maker noun count BUSINESS someone whose job is to buy and sell STOCKS and shares for other people on the STOCK MARKET …
29market capitalization — market valuation The value of a company obtained by multiplying the number of its issued shares by their market price …
30market — / mɑ:kɪt/ noun 1. an area where a product might be sold or the group of people who might buy a product ● There is no market for this product. ● Our share of the Far eastern market has gone down. 2. a place where money or commodities are traded ♦… …
