Marked to Market
The calculation of the value of a market traded position based on the settlement prices for the day.
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Marked to Market
At the end of each business day the open positions carried in an account held at a brokerage firm are credited or debited funds based on the settlement price of the open positions that day.
2. Mutual funds are marked to market on a daily basis at the market close so that investors have an idea of the fund's NAV.
The expression is that all positions are "marked to market," hence the name of the election. All open positions held on the last business day of the taxable year are treated as if they were sold on that day.
Futures contracts are "marked to market" and adjusted daily; there are initial and maintenance margins and daily cash settlements.
marked to market.
If identical transactions do not exist, but similar transactions exist, fair value should be estimated making the necessary adjustments and using market based assumptions ...
A loss from your trading account at the end of the day since futures accounting is marked to market at the end of every day.
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Settlement The price at which all outstanding positions in a stock or commodity are marked to market. Typically, the closing price.
Margin Call Occurs when a securities broker or futures clearing house demands that an investor provide additional funds to offset declines in market value in their account as a result of their position being marked to market on a daily basis.
The actual gain or loss in US dollars resulting from trading activities on closed positions, plus the theoretical gain or loss on open positions that have been marked to market.
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Initial Margin - (normally between 3% and 30% for shares/stocks and 0.5% - 1% for indices, foreign exchange and commodities)
Variation Margin - (which is then 'marked to market').
legal agreement to make or take delivery of a specified amount of a certain commodity, currency, or an asset at the end of specified time frame. The price is determined when the agreement is made. Future contracts are always marked to market.
 See also: Marked, Market, Investment, Trading, Contract
  
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