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Price 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.Price sales ratio Similar MatchesPrice dataPrice 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. Put pricePut priceThe price at which an asset will be sold if a put option is exercised. Also called the strike or exercise price of a put option. Daily price limitDaily price limitThe level at which many commodity, futures, and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day. Exchanges usually impose a daily price limit on each contract. Shadow priceShadow priceThe implicit value or cost associated with a constraint. That is, the increased value that will be achieved by relaxing the constraint by one unit. When foreign exchange is rationed, the shadow price of foreign exchange becomes the relevant exchange rate decisions. Depressed priceDepressed priceIn the context of stocks, stock whose market price is low in comparison to stocks in its sector. Further SuggestionsSell price"Customer picking prices" Price effect Dirty price Exchange Delivery Settlement Price Limited price order Cash price Offer price Price compression Fixed price basis Nominal exercise price Market prices Market price of risk Price impact costs Strike price Demand price Price line Border price Clean price Conversion price Reference price Settle price price earnings ratio (P/E ratio) Spot price subscription price |
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