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- Unit
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Market value definition
The price that a stock, fund or other financial asset is currently being bought and sold at.
What is market value?
Market value refers to the price that a stock, fund or other financial asset is currently being bought and sold at. It’s most easily defined as what investors are willing to pay for an asset – which could sometimes be more than the intrinsic value of that asset.
How to calculate market value
You don’t need to worry about calculating market value yourself. That’s because the market value of a stock, for example, is simply the stock’s current market price – it’s what investors are currently willing to pay for it.
To see a company’s current market value, or the price to buy one share in that company, just type ‘company X market capitalisation’ or ‘company X share price’ into a search engine.
Investing glossary
It's important you know
Capital at risk. All investing should be for the longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
A 25% government penalty applies if you withdraw money from a Lifetime ISA for any reason other than buying your first home (up to £450,000) or for retirement, and you may get back less than you paid into your Lifetime ISA.
Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
Payments you make into your pension won’t be accessible until the minimum pension age (currently 55, increasing to age 57 from 2028). Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in the future.
For Business Saver: T&Cs apply. Max one withdrawal per day.