Energy Market terms starting with M

15 terms

  1. Margin requirement The margin requirement is the minimum amount the Federal Reserve, in Regulation T, requires you to deposit in a margin account before you can trade…
  2. Marginal electric generating unit In organized wholesale markets, the price of the marginal source of electricity usually sets the price of the unit providing the next increment or…
  3. Mark-to-market Adjustment of the book value or collateral value of a security – including a security such as a multiyear contract – to reflect current market value…
  4. Market Traditionally, a securities market was a place - such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) - where members met to buy and sell securities.
  5. Market capitalization Value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding securities.
  6. Market concentration A measure, usually an estimate, of the market share of a participant or groups of participant in the overall market or a submarket (a given region…
  7. Market liquidity The ease, or lack thereof, with which a buyer can buy or a seller can sell at a prevailing price in a marketplace.
  8. Market participant A market buyer or a market seller, or both, that meets reasonable creditworthiness standards established by the market operator.
  9. Market power The ability of any market participant with a large market share to significantly control or affect price by withholding production from the market…
  10. Market structure The rules, mechanisms and processes, under which a market operates to form prices, provide benefits and introduce risks to participants, and ultimately…
  11. MCF An abbreviation for one thousand cubic feet of natural gas with a heat content of 1,000,000 Btus, or 10 therms.
  12. Megawatt (MW) A measure of instantaneous electric power consumption or production. Equal to one thousand KW.
  13. Megawatthour (MWh) 1,000 kilowatt-hours or 1 million watt-hours.
  14. Merchant generator A generating plant built with no energy sales contracts in place.
  15. Mothballed capacity A power plant that is out-of-service, but is being maintained in such a condition that an operator can bring it back into service.