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Market Segment: A limited portion of the total consumer market.

Group Market: A market segment that includes groups of two or more people that enter into a group contract with an MCO under which the MCO provides healthcare coverage to the members of the group.

Individual Market: A market segment composed of customers not eligible for Medicare or Medicaid who are covered under an individual contract for health coverage.

Efficient Market Theory: Proponents of the efficient market theory believe that a stock's current price accurately reflects what investors know about the stock. They also maintain that you can't predict a stock's fu . . . View Full Definition

Senior Market: A market segment that is comprised largely of persons over age 65 who are eligible for Medicare benefits.

Non-Group Market: A market segment that consists of customers who are covered under an individual contract for health coverage or enrolled in a government program.

Marketing: The promotional activities that bring buyers and sellers together.

Marketing Assessments: Producers and first purchasers of some supported commodities are required to pay an assessment as a contribution toward achieving budget deficit reduction targets. Under the FAIR Act of 1996 . . . View Full Definition

Marketing Assistance Loans: Nonrecourse loans made available to producers of wheat, feed grains, upland and ELS cotton, rice, soybeans, and minor oilseeds under the Agricultural Market Transition Act provisions in the . . . View Full Definition

Marketing Contract: Prices (or pricing mechanisms) are established for a commodity before harvest or before the commodity is ready for marketing. Most management decisions remain with the grower, who retains ow . . . View Full Definition