market price

Definition

A security's last reported sale price (if on an exchange) or its current bid and ask prices (if Over-the-Counter); i.e. the price as determined dynamically by buyers and sellers in an open market. also called market value.

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appraisal, at the money, book value, capital appreciation, capitalization, cartel, oligopoly, monopoly, collapse, crash, equilibrium price, intrinsic value, premium, discount, price discovery, replacement cost insurance, stated value, private market value

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