| Almost all web sites that provide pertinent | | | | old. Latest data can be acquired from |
| information have a stock quote tool in them, | | | | financial advisors and brokers. |
| financial sites most especially. Even | | | | |
| toolbars provide surfers with their very own | | | | 2) Up, Down or Unchanged. Next to Last Price, |
| stock quotes. These quotes are essentially | | | | you will find an arrow. A usually-red arrow |
| basic necessities for investors. | | | | directed downwards signifies that the |
| | | | security for the stock quote you are |
| A stock quote refers to the price of a stock | | | | searching for is trading lower on that day |
| at which a broker agrees to buy or sell a | | | | you made a search, as compared to the prior |
| certain number of shares. A stock quote is | | | | market session. A green arrow on the stock |
| classified into portfolios. To get a stock | | | | quote data means that the stock is trading |
| quote, a quote on a mutual fund, or other | | | | higher on that day than the prior market |
| security, you only need to key in a ticker | | | | session. If there is no arrow displayed, the |
| symbol into the input box and click the Go | | | | stock is unchanged and is trading at the |
| button. If you do not know the ticker symbol | | | | similar price as it was in the preceding |
| of the particular security you want to search | | | | market session. |
| a stock quote for, you can use the Symbol | | | | |
| Lookup tool to find it. | | | | 3) Net Change. The third crucial information |
| | | | found on the stock quote, this denotes the |
| After hitting the Go button, core data for | | | | difference between the price at which the |
| the stock quote you are searching for will | | | | stock is presently trading and the last price |
| appear in a few seconds. The first line of | | | | at which it last traded in the preceding |
| the stock quote will show the name of the | | | | market session. If the net change on the |
| stock or security. It is then followed by the | | | | stock quote is positive, the data will be |
| ticker symbol, which you will find is placed | | | | shown in green. If it is negative, the number |
| in parentheses. The second line of the | | | | will be in red. If the stock is unchanged, |
| retrieved stock quote will display four | | | | the net change will be in plain or black |
| important pieces of information. These are: | | | | text. |
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| 1) Last Price. This stock quote data refers | | | | 4) Percentage Change. This stock quote data, |
| to the last price at which the stock you | | | | which is usually placed in parenthesis, |
| searched for was traded. This also refers to | | | | refers to the percentage by which the price |
| the price at which you might buy or sell the | | | | of a security has changed from the earlier |
| said stock. In a stock quote, the last price | | | | market session. This stock quote data is |
| is usually delayed, meaning the data being | | | | showed in colors corresponding to the up/down |
| currently put on display is 15 or 20 minutes | | | | indicator. |