share price

Stock prices are influenced by supply and demand, and other 'subtle' factors. Stock prices change throughout the day and "price" is basically a record of the last trade that closed. So how does a trade happen? Remember that there is a buyer (bidder) queue and a seller (offer) queue, both sorted by price and arranged on a first come, first served basis. When one of the bidders offers a bid amount high enough to match a seller's lowest price, or a seller lowers the price to match a bidders offer, a trade happens.

Share price is the price of one share of stock. Although it can appear like an arcane value, fluctuating with the market, share price is simply market capitalisation (company value) divided by number of shares issued by the company. A company with an IPO will usually have advisors to determine share price value for the company. Share price is determined before it is subjected to buyer and seller impact.

Share price is the price of one share of stock. Share price is calculated by dividing market capitalisation (company value) by the number of shares issued by the company. Share price is determined before it is subjected to buying and selling impact. Stock Price = (Dividends Paid (Div) + Expected Price (P1)) / (1 + Expected Return (R)).

You can access historical prices from Yahoo Finance. Enter the ASX code followed by .ax (eg - bhp.ax). Then select "Historical Prices" (left side of page). Then select period and time span (day, week, month).

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