BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Market
- the rate at which financial commodities or securities are being sold
- a gathering of sellers and purchasers to exchange commodities
- a group of people or organizations unified by a common need
Wiktionary Definition for: Market
- City square or other place where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise.
- Ex:''The crowds at the market were quite noisy''.
- Ex:''We're going to the market to get some fresh vegetables and fruits''.
- Place or network where trading takes place.
- Ex:''There was heavy trading of stock in the market today''.
- Ex:The market is a process, actuated by the interplay of the actions of the various individuals cooperating under the division of labor.
- Ex:: Definition used by famous economist of the Austrian school, Ludwig Von Mises, in his book http://www.mises.org/humanaction/chap15sec1.asp Human Action .
- Group of customers that possibly want to buy your product.
- Ex:''We believe that the market for the new widget is the older homeowner''.
- The sum total of trades in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.
- Making products available for sale and promoting them.
- Ex:''We plan to market it by next quarter''.
- With relation to the market.
- Ex:''We waited to hear the latest market results''.
Additional Resources
- The Growing Natural Foods Market: Opportunities and Obstacles for Mass Market Supermarket
- Seven serious obstacles hinder the success of mass-market grocery stores that try to succeed in the natural foods market. The problems facing mass-market stores trying to succeed in the natural foods market are related to the market structure for natural food, to compatibility between standard operating procedures in the mass-market...
- White papers 2000-08-22
- How to Do a Market Analysis
- One of the most important parts of any marketing plan must deal with which market a person wants to target and does that market, in fact, exist. Once the person has identified that market, a market analysis will tell the person what's happening within that market. The person might feel...
- White papers
- The Money Market
- This tutorial discusses about Fixed Income. The money market is a fixed income market, similar to the bond market. The major difference is the money market is a securities market dealing in short-term debt and monetary instruments. That sounds simple enough, so why do most brokers not offer you the...
- White papers
- Researching Your Market
- Conducting thorough market surveys is the foundation of any successful business. In fact, strategies such as market segmentation and product differentiation for a product or service would be impossible to develop without market research. The paper explores the importance of market research in the global economy.
- White papers 2001-08-07
- Market Microstructure
- The success of any financial market depends on the ability of the market to determine the proper price for the assets traded in the market. The role of the market maker in providing liquidity is widely recognized, but liquidity can also arise from other aspects of the trading mechanism. This...
- White papers 2004-08-11
- The U.S. Leveraged Loan Market: A Primer
- This paper sets forth the origins and milestones of the quiet revolution that has been the growth of the syndicated loan market. The leveraged portion of the market, the part of the market where most innovation has occurred, receives special attention. This analysis provides a primer to investors and other...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Market Strategies
- From the executive summary: ‘Market strategies are the result of a meticulous market analysis. A market analysis forces the entrepreneur to become familiar with all aspects of the market so that the target market can be defined and the company can be positioned in order to garner its share of...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- An Overview of the Emerging Market Credit Derivatives Market
- In conjunction with the Committee on the Global Financial System work group project on foreign direct investment in emerging market financial sectors, this report reviews in some detail the market for emerging market credit derivatives ("EMCD") and their use by banks to hedge emerging market credit risks. This paper provides...
- White papers 2005-05-01
- The Market Analysis
- The Market Analysis section of the business plan is a great place to show that one know the business inside and out. An important part of any good business plan is the Market Analysis. Before a person can describe the marketing and sales strategies, he/she need to figure out what...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Market Segmentation: An Important Facet Of Market Analysis For Mineral Appraisals
- Classical, mining industry textbooks disparage comparative market data analysis, arguing that each mineral deposit is unique. Although many appraisers may not be comfortable using comparative market data to form conclusions, or lack the data to do so, market data is key to identifying the investment behavior of likely buyers and...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Should You Time The Market?
- The mood of the market swings with the times. The fast changing market conditions can catch the investors on the wrong foot and the timing can go wrong. Investors are faced with the dilemma of whether to jump into the market or not. The hurly-burly of the stock market requires...
- White papers 2003-09-29
- Coping With Real Estate Market Change
- Like calling a nuclear-tipped missile the Peacemaker, real estate market buzz words "Stabilizing market," "Returning to normal" and "Market softening" may send the wrong signal to consumers. The housing market isn't likely to implode in a mushroom cloud, but words like "Normal," "Stable" and "Soft" are more likely to produce...
- White papers 2006-07-17
- Working Through the Efficient Market Hypothesis
- An important debate among stock market investors is whether the market is efficient - that is, whether it reflects all the information made available to market participants at any given time. The Efficient Market Hypothesis EMH maintains that all stocks are perfectly priced according to their inherent investment properties, the...
- White papers 2004-02-20
- Retailing And Market Logistics
- Market logistics involves strategic transportation of goods from the point of procurement of raw materials until the time the finished goods are distributed in the market for retailing. Aim of the market logistic framework is efficient delivery of goods at the least operational cost to the organization. Market logistics also...
- Presentations 2003-01-01
- Money Market Tutorial
- The paper encapsulates and informs about Hedge Funds. Whenever a bear market comes along, investors realize (yet again!) that the stock market is a risky place for their savings, a fact we tend to forget while enjoying the returns of a bull market! This, unfortunately, is part of the risk/return...
- White papers 2003-05-21
- The Forgotten Market
- There are a great many online business people who are forgetting the potential that this particular forgotten market can be providing them. The forgotten market the author is referring to is the off-line market and as for the potential, it could prove to be quite profitable. What a person needs...
- White papers 2005-06-22
- Understanding Emerging Market Bonds
- The objectives in this article, beyond a brief exploration of the history of emerging market lending, are to examine the recent performance of emerging market bonds and note the unique statistical properties of emerging market bond returns, including their correlation with other asset classes. It shows the importance of country...
- White papers 2000-04-01
- Market Research Methodology
- Market research is the process of systematic gathering, recording and analyzing of data about customers, competitors and the market. Market research can help create a business plan, launch a new product or service, fine tune existing products and services, expand into new markets etc. It can be used to determine...
- White papers 2008-01-12
- Conduct Your Own Market Research
- From the executive summary: ‘Whether one is a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer, thorough market research is essential to survive in today's competitive market. Market research is any planned effort that provides new facts and information to improve marketing decisions. Research can be conducted for a variety of reasons, from determining...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Insurance Market Update: October 2004
- The Insurance Market Update October 2004 offers a snapshot of the insurance marketplace in a briefer and more concise format. Among the varied and insightful information, the reader will find both the Market and Client's point of view regarding pricing expectations, market security and some unexpected benefits of the hard...
- White papers 2004-10-01
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