Last price

The price of the most recent trade on a particular venue.

In plain English

What most charts plot by default. It is one print on one venue, and on a thin book it can briefly sit far from where anyone else is trading.

Example

A single large market order can print a last price several ticks away from the bid and ask a moment later.

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See also

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