Questions tagged [quotes]
51 questions
39
votes
6 answers
What did John Templeton mean when he said that the four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘this time it’s different'?
I found this quote on a site. John Templeton says,
The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it’s
different'
What does he mean here?
user4884
15
votes
5 answers
Can a trade happen "in between" the bid and ask price?
According to Investopedia:
By looking for trades that take place in between the bid and ask, you
can tell when a strong trend is about to come to an end. This is
because these trades are often placed by large traders who take a
small loss in…
Victor123
- 16,084
- 40
- 133
- 234
9
votes
1 answer
Where do web sites get foreign exchange currency rate / quote information?
There are many web sites which provide the exchange rates between currencies. Where do they obtain this information? Is there any authoritative source from which they get this data? For example, Google also provides this feature. Where does Google…
Dungeon Hunter
- 193
- 1
- 5
9
votes
1 answer
Who sets the price and provides the quoted price values for stocks?
I somewhat understand that the price of stocks is determined by the market, but who exactly changes those prices that we see listed on Yahoo! Finance for example?
If I own a share in a company listed in NASDAQ, does NASDAQ update the price based on…
Justin Hou
- 175
- 1
- 3
8
votes
2 answers
Market Making vs Market Taking (Quotes vs Orders)
This is in by no means a duplicate. I've found similar questions that didn't clarify.
I'm simply wondering if there is a relationship between quote driven markets (market making) and order driven markets (market taking) .
I've been reading a lot…
Lews Therin
- 231
- 2
- 7
7
votes
1 answer
What do single quotation marks in the price of futures mean?
What are those single quotation marks in the price, and how to read them?
huab
- 947
- 6
- 14
6
votes
2 answers
When I google a ticker like XLE or something, I see a price which updates frequently (about every second or so), where can I find this for options?
Is there an options ticker I can google to get this equivalent? Or any free place where I can see the quotes updating more regularly? I know the bats order book sh
Palace Chan
- 229
- 1
- 2
- 3
5
votes
1 answer
Why does Google Finance show the NASDAQ Composite way up but Yahoo! Finance shows it slightly down?
Google Finance versus Yahoo! Finance. I'm sure the difference is because Google Finance shows a date of November 8 while Yahoo! Finance shows November 9. But aren't the markets closed on Saturday?
Craig W
- 16,176
- 4
- 64
- 91
5
votes
1 answer
What does TMUBMUSD10Y stand for? (U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note)
MarketWatch, WSJ, and Barrons all list the U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note using the symbol TMUBMUSD10Y.
What type of ticker/symbol is this?
What does TMUBMUSD10Y stand for?
TJNI4fmgOSiB2yFX
- 249
- 1
- 9
4
votes
1 answer
Quotes for funds in my Fidelity-managed 401(k)?
I've had several employer-provided plans through Fidelity over the years.
Fortunately, they offered extremely low-cost passive investment options, like Vanguard Institutional Index Trust, which tracks the S&P 500 with a cost of only 0.01%-0.02%…
Dan Lenski
- 151
- 5
4
votes
1 answer
Calculating Bond Yield from Quote
I cannot re-calculate the "asked yield" from today's Wall Street Journal for the following two Treasury notes/bonds:
MATURITY COUPON BID ASK ASK-YIELD
5/15/2023 0.125 98.2500 98.2540 4.695
5/15/2023 1.750 99.0640 99.0700…
user2297550
- 155
- 4
3
votes
1 answer
Can you please explain what the information in this stock quote means?
I'm trying to understand shares as of "now", so I know more or less nothing about them. I have discovered this website: http://www.google.com/finance?q=microsoft
I entered in microsoft and it comes up with
Company…
oshirowanen
- 1,671
- 5
- 14
- 25
3
votes
1 answer
Is there a standard for naming stocks exchanges? Is there a list of abbreviated names?
If I want to refer to a stock that is traded at a specific exchange how do I specify the name of the exchange?
And is there a list of all the shortcuts for the names of all the exchanges in the world?
epeleg
- 175
- 3
3
votes
5 answers
How does historical data get adjusted for dividends, exactly?
I have read the questions and answers about historical data from sites like Google and Yahoo! Finance (which has been dis-improved, imo, in 2016.) My question is this: Exactly how are closing price data-points adjusted for dividends? What is the…
R T
- 41
- 1
- 7
3
votes
1 answer
10-Year Treasury Future Quotes
The CBOE lists the current price for a June 2013 10-Year Treasury future as 132'155. The contract specifications state that the price quote is Points ($1,000) and halves of 1/32 of a point.
Does this mean that if I want to buy one June 10-Year…
user2023861
- 192
- 1
- 9