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The following table shows some key market data on gold futures
maturing in April 2000.
Gold Futures: April 2000
| Last: 301.50 | Exchange: COMEX |
| Change: -0.90 | Bid: 301.50 |
| Previous Day's Vol.: 19378 | Ask: 301.70 |
| Open: 302.40 | High: 303.50 |
| Open Interest: 83437 | Low: 301.40 |
| Previous Settle: 302.40 | Most Recent Settle: N/A |
As you can see this is very similar to a stock quote table. Let's look at
some of the elements:
Last - The most recent price at which these contracts were traded.
Change - The contract's price difference between the last day's
settlement and now.
Previous Day's Volume - The number of contracts traded on the
previous day.
Open - The opening price of the contracts for today.
Open Interest - The number of contracts that are open as of now
and that have not yet been settled.
Previous Settle - The closing price of the contracts for the previous
day.
Exchange - The exchange where the contracts are traded.
Bid - The highest current price buyers are willing to pay for the
contract.
Ask - The lowest current price asked by the sellers for the contract.
High - Today's highest price so far. …
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