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Reading Quotes

Quote windows display several price attributes that provide important information on quotes. Price attributes are price colors and highlights. The following list summarizes these price attributes.

Attribute
Meaning
Yellow price
Indicates a new tick.


Red Last price
Indicates new daily low.


Green Last price
Indicates new daily high.


Red Net Change
Indicates down tick.


Green Net Change
Indicates up tick.


Highlighted quotes
Any value displayed on a black background, i.e., highlighted, is new.

Last prices are followed by symbols that provide additional information about the price. This table summarizes last price symbols.

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Symbol
Definition
a
asking price
b
bid price
s
settlement

up tick

down tick