macroeconomics: the study of the economy as a whole.
margin: the amount a customer deposits in a special
account kept by a stockbroker. The customer uses the money
in this margin account, combined with money borrowed
from the broker, to purchase stock (called buying on margin).
market: place where buyers and sellers come together.
The group of people who can and want to buy a product now or
later. As in, is there a market for this $3,000 bicycle?
market economy: an economic system in which national
economic decisions are the result of decisions by individual
buyers and sellers in the marketplace.
market price: price at which goods or services and money
will actually be exchanged. The price at which supply exactly
equals demand.
market segmentation: division of the market or
consumers into certain categories according to their buying
habits.
market share: a company's or product's portion of the
total market for that good.
