market price
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of market price
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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The one potential opportunity—and risk—of the Sprott Physical Copper Trust is that its market price is about 8.5% cheaper than its net asset value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
An S&P 500 put expiring in a month set about 3% below the current market price fell on Friday to its cheapest level since December 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He created Special Economic Zones, decollectivized agriculture, invited foreign investment, and let the market price goods and services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The efficient-markets hypothesis, developed decades ago by economists at the University of Chicago, stipulates that all available information is already factored into the market price.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
This fact alone enabled Wall Street firms to dictate to him the market price.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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