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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 MatchesPrice sales ratioPrice sales ratioDetermined by dividing current stock price by revenue per share (adjusted for stock splits). Revenue per share for the ratio is determined by dividing revenue for past 12 months by number of shares outstanding. Maximum price fluctuationMaximum price fluctuationThe greatest amount by which the contract price can change, up or down, during one trading session, as fixed by exchange rules in the contract specification. Related: Limit price. Price impact costsPrice impact costsRelated: Market impact costs Making a priceMaking a priceA term used on the London Stock Exchange which refers to the obligation of a market maker to quote a bid price and an offer price on the shares for which he acts as a 'wholesaler'. Market makers' prices are quoted on the Stock Exchange Automatic Quotation Service (SEAQ) which brokers access by computer. Market makers also indicate the number of shares in which they are willing to deal (the 'normal market size' or 'NMS') which will vary from share to share. They are obliged to honour the prices quoted as long as the deal size is within the NMS but not for deals higher than the NMS. Asked priceAsked priceIn context of general equities, price at which a security or commodity is offered for sale on an exchange or in the OTC Market. Further SuggestionsAdministered priceConstant prices price to sales ratio volume weighted average price price earnings growth factor Forward price Redemption price Price volume relationship Tough on price Price floor Striking price Transfer price Put price market price Relative price Equilibrium price Price takers bid price Maximum price system Bid price Flat price risk Takes price Consumer Price Index Price line Rental price |
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