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Whenever you see a stock price it is always the price where the stock last changed hands. If the stock is lightly traded then the last trade may have been for a
by asmithmd1 16y ago
Whenever you see a stock price it is always the price where the stock last changed hands. If the stock is lightly traded then the last trade may have been for as few as 100 shares. So what is the price if you want to buy or sell 200,000 shares of that stock? I am sure it is not the last quoted price. They are setting-up a market where slower and bigger trades can take place