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Terms_Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Last | Current trading price of one unit of a particular security. |
| Change | The difference between yesterday's closing price and the most recent price. |
| Volume | Total number of shares that have been traded on the most recent trading day. |
| Day High | The highest price of the stock during the current day's trading. |
| Day Low | The lowest price of the stock during the current day's trading. |
| Open | The price paid in a stock's first transaction of the current trading day. |
| Previous Close | The price of the stock at the end of yesterday's trading session. |
| Bid | The price at which someone is willing to buy a stock. This is what you get when you sell the stock. |
| Ask | The price of which a holder of a stock is willing to sell. |
| 52 Week High | The highest price for an individual share of stock during the past year. |
| 52 Week Low | The lowest price for an individual share of stock during the past year. |
| P/E | This is the latest closing price divided by the latest 12 months' earnings per share. |
| Earnings/Share | Total earnings divided by the number of stocks issued. |
| Dividends/Share | The cash payment per share made by the company to its shareholders. |
| Current Div. Yield | The yield on a given investment based on its current price. You can calculate this by dividing the dividend paid for the year into the current price. |
| # Share Outstanding | The number of shares that have been issued and are in the hands of the public. |
| Exchange | An organization that provides a marketplace for the trading of a listed stock. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are the biggest in the United States. |