Market Prices

Bottom
The term 'Bottom' refers to a support level for market prices of any type, representing the lowest point in various finance and economic contexts.
Break
A term used in both Finance and Investment contexts, referring to points where pricing structures change due to volume discounts or significant drops in market prices, among other uses.
Efficient Market
The Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) is a financial theory suggesting that asset prices reflect all available information, making it nearly impossible to consistently achieve higher returns than average market returns.
Equilibrium
Equilibrium refers to the status of a market in which there are no forces operating that would automatically set in motion changes in the quantity demanded or the price that currently prevails.
Indicative Quote
An indicative quote is a price provided to a client as a guide to current market prices. It is not a firm offer to buy or sell at the quoted price.
Manufacturing Profit/Loss (Production Profit/Loss)
The difference between the value of goods transferred from a manufacturing account to a trading account at a price other than the cost of goods manufactured and the actual cost of goods manufactured.
Market-Based Transfer Prices
Market-based transfer prices align internal transactional prices with prevailing market prices to mitigate bias and ensure fairness within an organization’s various divisions.
Price Flexibility
Price flexibility refers to the economic circumstance where prices are permitted to vary considerably in response to changes in supply and demand.
Price Level
Price level refers to the average of current prices across the entire spectrum of goods and services produced in the economy. It is often utilized as a gauge to measure inflation or deflation by comparing it to previous time periods.
Price System
A price system is an economic mechanism in which market-determined prices guide the allocation of resources, typically seen in capitalist economies.
Random-Walk Theory
The theory that financial market prices move without any memory of past movements, suggesting that their movements do not follow any predictable pattern.
Recovery
The term 'recovery' in various fields refers to the period when economic activity picks up after a downturn, absorption of costs or collections in finance, and rising prices in investment markets.
Trading Range
A trading range is defined both in commodities and securities markets, encompassing the price limits within which a commodity or security is allowed to move during a trading day.
Weak Market
A market characterized by a preponderance of sellers over buyers and a general declining trend in prices.

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