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mark-to-market

British  

adjective

  1. accounting denoting a system that values assets according to their current market price

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The recent earnings per share figures include a 5 cent headwind from a mark-to-market on an equity swap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Barry Callebaut issued a profit warning after cocoa sales volumes fell 14.3%, while Hershey recorded $423 million in mark-to-market losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

In other words, some argue that mark-to-market rules, rather than the underlying value of the assets themselves, amplified much of the market pain.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The increase was primarily driven by a $9.2 million gain from the mark-to-market of a derivative liability, the company said.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

If the value of the credit default swaps fell by half, Scion registered a mark-to-market loss of 20 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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