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Why did the stock chart for Facebook's first trading day show an initial price of $42 when the IPO price was $38?
Facebook was widely reported as having an IPO price of $38. Yet, all the stock charts show Facebook shares priced at $42 until around 11:30 AM, than dropping to $40, and then only at 11:50 AM ...
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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 ...
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Why do gas stations charge different amounts in the same local area?
I've noticed there can be a 5%-10% difference in the price of gas where I live. For example right now the cheapest premium price is $3.85 and the most expensive is $4.17. It's the same state and ...
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How does a dealer (or market maker) earn the bid-ask spread on a stock?
If I am correct, dealers purchase assets for their own accounts, and
later sell them for a profit from their inventory. But the
spreads is the difference between buy (or "bid") prices and sell (or
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Can mutual fund prices have opening gaps? Might my order to be filled at a higher price?
My broker offers limit orders on mutual funds. I was curious if mutual funds have open gaps like stocks do. If I want to buy a fund if it goes up to a certain price, would it be safe to set a limit to ...
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Why are the prices of some commodities (e.g. oil) more volatile than others?
Why are the prices of some commodities (e.g. oil) more volatile than others?
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Why does a stock's price fluctuate so often, even when fresh news isn't available?
I get it that the price of a stock goes up and down as fresh news is released, positive or negative.
However, fresh news is released only at certain times while the price of a stock changes (by ...
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Who sets the prices on government bonds?
I noticed my country Greece wanted to sell bonds last year and they were stating "If they go above 7% we won't sell.". But who sets the price if not them? Why can't they say "the price is 5% and if ...
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Where can I find a definition of psychological barriers with respect to marketable securities?
Where can I find a definition about psychological barriers with respect to marketable securities?
Re: the apparent phenomenon that stock prices sometimes tend to have difficulty crossing some ...
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How can I find out what factors are making a stock's price rise?
For example: Fannie Mae went up ~20% today, February 3, 2011. How come? What websites have you found to be useful in returning relevant information? It seems to me Yahoo Finance is not very good at ...
