When looking at stock quote and see number to the right of the symbol (e.g. GE 33.01),does this indicate . . .

Posted by admin on February 27th, 2010 and filed under stock quote | 2 Comments »

the price of a single share of the stock? Or does it represent something else entirely. Given this number (whatever it means) does it give one a means of determing the price of a share?

Thanks a lot.

Yes, that is the price of one single share. The price reflects the last sale made in the market. Shares are usually purchased in lots of 100-500 or more shares at a time, so the transaction is for $3301.00 for 100 shares of GE @ 33.01 although you can purchase fewer shares- your broker will match with you to make up the order to a "round lot"-100 shares.

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  1. evac171 Says:

    Yes, that is the price of one single share. The price reflects the last sale made in the market. Shares are usually purchased in lots of 100-500 or more shares at a time, so the transaction is for $3301.00 for 100 shares of GE @ 33.01 although you can purchase fewer shares- your broker will match with you to make up the order to a "round lot"-100 shares.
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  2. Sleepyguy Says:

    it is the current price of a single share of the stock
    References :

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