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What do the Sizes on Bid/Ask Quotes Mean?
I have a basic question regarding equities. For this example, assume that I have a quote for KO stock which says the following:
Current Price = $39.00 | Bid = 38.99 x 6800 | Ask = 39.00 x 4300
What ...
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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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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 ...