MACD
Moving Average Convergence Divergence – Trend Following and Momentum Indicator.
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Stock Market Glossary - Letter M
20 terms beginning with "M"
Explore more than 400 curated terms for investors, traders and long-term savers. Detailed definitions, practical context and no marketing jargon — from your first ETF savings plan to option strategies.
Updated: September 11, 2026
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M Terms beginning with M
Margin
Deposited security for leveraged positions.
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Request from the broker to provide additional collateral.
Learn more →Market breadth
Market breadth explained: how many shares support a trend and why advance-decline data can matter to investors.
Learn more →Market capitalization
Market value of a company: share price × number of shares outstanding.
Learn more →Market depth
Distribution of available buy and sell orders across several price levels in an order book.
Learn more →Market impact
Price move that an investor’s own large buy or sell order can cause.
Learn more →Market makers
Trader who continuously provides buying and selling prices and thus provides liquidity.
Learn more →Market order
Buy or sell order without a price limit that prioritises prompt execution.
Learn more →Market phase
Economic and market cycle with its own characteristics.
Learn more →Market Profiles
Auction-based market analysis across time, price and accepted trading ranges.
Learn more →Maturity
Date on which a bond or derivative ends or is fulfilled under its terms.
Learn more →Mean reversal
Assumption that prices return to a mean in the long term.
Learn more →MiFID II
EU directive on the regulation of securities markets and investor protection.
Learn more →Momentum
Speed and strength of a price movement.
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Investment style that relies on the continuation of existing price movements.
Learn more →monetary policy
Central bank measures to control the money supply, interest rates and inflation.
Learn more →MSCI World
Global stock index with over 1,500 stocks from 23 industrialized countries.
Learn more →Multi-asset strategy
Investment strategy that combines several asset classes.
Learn more →Mutual funds
Collective term for collective investment vehicles.
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