sais "bid" and "ask:" why do some symbols say N/A and some have numbers close or the same as the stock quote
2006-11-03 08:58:57 · 3 answers · asked by boardr 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
It's going to depend on the exchange they are listed on and what time of day you're looking at the data. You may not be able to get after-market bid and ask info on listed stocks (stocks on the NYSE), but you probably can for NASDAq.
The reason the bid and the ask is close to the quote is because you are usually looking at the last trade price as the quote, and the last trade price was either the bid or the ask (stocks are sold at the bid and bought at the ask price).
2006-11-03 12:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the stock is not currently trading, you might have NA listed. Likewise, some stocks HALT trading during the day and can sometimes have NA show up.
Typically though, you'll see numbers very close to the stock quote as this is the current bid/ask for the stock in question.
The "bid" price is the highest someone is currently bidding to buy the stock from someone. And the "ask" price is the lowest price someone is currently willing to sell the stock at.
Hope that helps!
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2014-04-03 10:43:26 · answer #3 · answered by sakill 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋