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mkt

mkt

8.9
An order to buy or sell at the current market price
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : precio de mercado
  • Please execute the order at mkt to ensure a quick transaction.

Examples

  • The broker confirmed the shares were sold at mkt during the morning session.

  • He wrote mkt on the form to indicate the sale should happen at the current price.

  • The current mkt price for oil has increased significantly.

  • Investors are closely watching the mkt trends this quarter.

  • The broker confirmed the shares were sold at mkt during the morning session.

  • Please execute the order at mkt to ensure a quick transaction.

  • He wrote mkt on the form to indicate the sale should happen at the current price.

Synonyms

stock price
vsmkt
63 3.0

A number that shows how much one share of a company costs when people buy or sell it

is an abbreviation meaning the current trading price or a trade at that price
market price
vsmkt
21 2.5

The price people pay for something like shares or houses when it is bought and sold freely

is an abbreviation meaning the current trading price or a transaction at that price

Compounds

6.3

A New York stock market that lists shares of small and medium-sized companies

Surface Forms

mkt singular
mkts plural

Etymology

Mkt is used in trading as a short form of market to mean 'at the current price'. So when a trader writes mkt on an order, they mean the trade should happen quickly at the market price.