That is only because the bid and ask are identical to (or a small number of ticks away from) the last price sold. They are charting the last price sold - of this rest assured.
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I am using a home-grown excel file to track all my trades, generate equity charts etc.. And my platform gives me some data like sharpe ratios, max drawdown, etc..
But - I'd love to find an online tool since i trade from a variety of locations. Is there any online web-based service I can...
The price displayed live = the current quote = the price of the last sale.
Whenever you see a stock quote on tv, or some other ticker. It is not the price it will cost you to buy the stock. It is the price it costed the last person to buy the stock. Keep in mind..
As I am studying for the CFA, I'm trying to get a feel for what individual trading (if any) I'll be able to do depending on what job I get in industry.
If I join a bank as an equity or fixed-income analyst, am I eligible to do *any* private trading of my own? If I trade after a certain window...