Askhi, Maximum in Period

Category: Prices

Data Type: Floating Point

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Daily: Ask or High Price is the highest trading price during the day, or the closing ask price on days when the closing price is not available. The field is set to zero if no Ask or High Price is available. If the Price or Bid/Ask Average is negative, this field contains the closing ask. If positive, this field contains the highest trade.

Daily trading prices for the NASDAQ National Market securities were first reported November 1, 1982. Daily trading prices for The NASDAQ SmallCap Market were first reported June 15, 1992. Therefore, Ask or High Price for NASDAQ securities is always an ask before these dates.

Monthly: Monthly files contain the highest daily Price or Bid/Ask Average during the month. The field is set to zero when no Price or Bid/Ask Average was available during the month a value is found for incomplete months. If Price or Bid/Ask Average contains any bid/ask averages, these will be marked with a negative symbol. The absolute value of Price or Bid/Ask Average is used to select the highest, but the sign is preserved if a bid/ask average is selected.

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