Ask


An ask price is the lowest price that a person is willing to accept in exchange for stock.

Strictly speaking, there can be many different ask prices for a single stock.  We use the term "ask" more loosely, as a shorthand for the "best ask".

Alert Types

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Type Recent Examples More Examples
Time (NY) Symbol Message
New high askNov 20th, 8:00:01 PMABTLNew High Ask: +0.12more
New high ask (filtered)Nov 20th, 8:00:01 PMABTLNew High Ask: +0.12more
New low ask (filtered)Nov 20th, 7:59:48 PMYHOONew Low Ask: -0.01more

See Also

Best Ask