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Price dataVirtually all the charts and indicators used by technical analysts are based on price data. Price data is a record of the day-to-day share price over a period. Of course share prices move during the day, so in plotting the share price on, for instance, 11th April 2002, you could actually pick from 7 prices:Opening price - the price of the first trade of the dayHigh - the highest price at which the share traded during the dayLow - the lowest price at which the share traded during the dayClose - the final price at which the share traded during the dayBid - the price that a market maker is willing to pay for a financial instrument and the price you will receive if you are sellingAsk - the price at which a market maker is willing to sell you a share and the price you will pay if you are buyingMid - the price midway between the bid and asking price of a shareWhere do you get price data from? The laborious way is to plot it yourself by looking in the newspaper every day which will usually quote the mid-price, or consulting Teletext or Ceefax. An easier way is to invest in a technical analysis software package, most of which come with historic data on all the FTSE companies, plus charting features and analysis tools. Many financial websites provide price data and charts free of charge.Similar MatchesAggregate exercise priceAggregate exercise priceThe exercise price multiplied by the number of shares in a put or call contract. The option premium is excluded in the aggregate exercise price. In the case of options traded on debt instruments, the aggregate exercise price is the exercise price of the underlying security multiplied by its face value. Relative priceRelative priceThe price of one thing (usually a good) in terms of another; i.e., the ratio of two prices. The relative of good X in terms of good Y is pX / pY. Equilibrium priceEquilibrium priceThe price when the supply of goods matches demand. Clean priceClean priceBond price excluding accrued interest. Nominal priceNominal pricePrice quotations on futures for a period in which no actual trading took place. Further Suggestionsaverage priceLimited price order selling price Upset price Reverse price risk Factor-price space Market price Price of admission Price persistence Fair price provision Price sales ratio Demand price price to book value Put price Settlement price price low price earnings growth factor Tokyo Stock Price Index Price spread offer price issue price Dollar price of a bond Price continuity Maximum price system Variable price security |
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