what is market value 
market value is the price an asset would fetch in the market based on the price that buyers are willing to pay and sellers are willing to accept it may also refer to the market capitalization of a publicly traded company calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current share price market value is easiest to determine for exchange traded instruments such as stocks and futures since their market prices are widely disseminated and easily available but it is a little more challenging for over the counter instruments like fixed income securities it is also difficult to get an objective market value for illiquid assets like real estate and businesses which may necessitate the use of real estate appraisers or business valuation experts 