There are certain columns in your trading platforms and its in your best interest to at least Understand What The Numbers Mean. Buy / Bid – This is the highest price that other buyers are willing to pay for the counter, which translates to the highest price you can sell for. Any buying price below this will be in a queue and will only be in place after the current Buy / Bid price matches are completed. Buy Volume – This is the total number of Lots (or Board Lots? It’s same, people mostly refer to lot) that are in the queue for the current Buy / Bid price. Only when all the Lots in this Buy Volume are sold will the Buy Volume of the next lower Buy / Bid price come up. Sell / Ask – This is the lowest price that other sellers are willing to sell the counter for, which translates to the lowest price you can buy for. Any selling price above this will be in a queue and will only be in place after the current Sell / Ask price matches are completed. Sell Volume – This is the total number of Lots (or Board Lots? It’s same, people mostly refer to lot) that are in the queue for the current Sell / Ask price. Only when all the Lots in this Sell Volume are bought will be Sell Volume of the next higher Sell / Ask price come up. Volume – This is the total transaction quantity that has been completed during the day, in terms of Lots (or Board Lots?). Turnover – The total value of all trades that have been completed during the day, in terms of the local currency. Change / Chg – The changes in the price of the counter as compared to the day before, in terms of the local currency. % Change / % Chg – The changes in the price of the counter as compared to the day before, in terms of percentage. High – The highest price that the counter achieved that day. Low – The lowest price that the counter went to that day. Last Done – The last price that the counter was traded for. Open – The price that the counter started with that day. Close – The price that the counter ended with that day. Market Cap – The Market Capitalization of the counter, computed by multiplying the Total Outstanding Shares by the Current Price (Total Outstanding Shares X Current Price). Of course, there are a lot more other numbers if you wish to learn more. But these are the basics that you should know at least so you know whats happening to the counters.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:49:36 +0000
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