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Additional Paid-In Capital: The amount paid by investors for stock over and above its par value. See also contributed capital.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI): Publisher of a number of well-known benchmarks, such as the MSCI World Index.

Morgan Stanley Capital International Indexes: These indexes are computed by the investment firm Morgan Stanley's Capital International group (MSCI). They track stocks traded in international stock markets, and are considered the benchma . . . View Full Definition

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

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

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

Nasdaq Small-Capitalization Companies: A group of 2000 companies with relatively small capitalization, which are listed separately and have at least two market makers.

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

Net Capital Requirement: SEC requirement that member firms and nonmember securities broker-dealers maintain a maximum ratio of indebtedness to liquid capital of 15 to 1.

Number Of Days Sales Invested In Working Capital: An alternative measure of the amount of working capital used in generating the sales of a period: computed by dividing 365 days by the working capital turnover.