ASPEN_BATE

Purpose

The ASPEN_BATE data type contains an unsigned short integer value that is used to represent transaction codes for a given tick of a financial instrument. Bate arises from the terms, “bid, ask, trade, etc.” The value of the bate variable is determined by an enumerated type and may be one of the following:

ASPEN_BATE_REFRESH	Indicates the tick is informational only. This code is not used with historical ticks.
ASPEN_BATE_TRADE	Indicates the tick represents an actual trade.
ASPEN_BATE_BID	Indicates the tick represents a bid.
ASPEN_BATE_ASK	Indicates the tick represents an ask.
ASPEN_BATE_SETTLE	Indicates the tick was a settlement reported at the end of a trading period.
ASPEN_BATE_OPEN	Indicates the tick was an opening price.
ASPEN_BATE_CLOSE	Indicates the tick was a closing price.
ASPEN_BATE_UNKNOWN	Indicates the tick type is unknown to the API.

Definition

typedef unsigned short ASPEN_BATE;