Re:SEC suspends trading in 15 securities due to questionable...
by ycombobreaker on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:25PM
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Yes, a trade represents an instant in time when a potential buyer and a potential seller agree on a price. The highest bid matches the lowest ask, and then the exchange "matching engine" generates a trade from them.
Instantaneously afterward, the highest remaining bid will be below the lowest ask.
When anyone talks about "the price" of a stock it is an approximation of some sort. Probably they mean the last traded price; maybe the midpoint (bid+ask)/2; maybe the symbol is in the middle of an auction and they mean the auction clearing price.
Instantaneously afterward, the highest remaining bid will be below the lowest ask.
When anyone talks about "the price" of a stock it is an approximation of some sort. Probably they mean the last traded price; maybe the midpoint (bid+ask)/2; maybe the symbol is in the middle of an auction and they mean the auction clearing price.