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Cap Code: A pager's unique electronic identification number.

Market Capitalization: Market capitalization is a measure of the value of a company, calculated by multiplying the number of either the outstanding shares or the floating shares by the current price per share. For . . . View Full Definition

Long-Term Debt-Capitalization: Indicator of financial leverage. Shows long-term debt as a proportion of the capital available. Determined by dividing long-term debt by the sum of long-term debt, preferred stock and common . . . View Full Definition

Marginal Efficiency Of Capital: The percentage yield earned on an additional unit of capital.

Market Capitalization Rate: Expected return on a security. The market-consensus estimate of the appropriate discount rate for a firm's cash flow.

Mid-Capitalization (Mid-Cap) Stock: A mid-cap stock is one issued by a corporation whose market capitalization falls in a range between $2 billion and $10 billion, making it larger than a small-cap stock but smaller than a lar . . . View Full Definition

Micro-Cap Stock: A micro-cap stock is one with a smaller market capitalization — sometimes much smaller — than stocks described as small-caps. (Market capitalization is figured by multiplying the current mar . . . View Full Definition

Maximum Capital Gains Mutual Fund: A mutual fund whose objective is to produce capital gains by investing in small or risky rapid-growth companies.

Long-Term Debt As A Percent Of Total Capital: Long-term debt including capitalized leases expressed as a percentage of total capital (common and preferred stock plus long term debt). It reflects the use of leverage by the company.

Long-Term Capital Gain (Or Loss): When you sell a capital asset that you have owned for more than a year at a higher price than you paid to buy it, any profit on the sale is considered a long-term capital gain. If you sell f . . . View Full Definition