Definition of "mark-to-market" []

• Assigning a value to an asset equal to the current market price of the asset or one calculated based on related standardised assets for which there is a market. (noun)

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• "After the Financial Accounting Standards Board eased so-called mark-to-market accounting rules on April 2, the banks could consult their own esoteric models and essentially value their bad assets however they wanted, “mark-to-model.”"
• "A move from so-called mark-to-market, or fair-value, accounting would be a reversal for the investment banks, particularly Goldman Sachs, which has lauded the approach for its ability to assist in risk management."
• "Blankfein, 57, have supported so-called mark-to-market accounting, arguing that risk-management depends on valuing assets according to market prices."