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Advaita
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What does the "Last" on Yahoo options mean?

April 28th, 2005, 7:53 pm

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/op?s=DELLAlso, why are the IN THE MONEY bid and asks so diff from the "LAST"?Regards,A
 
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What does the "Last" on Yahoo options mean?

April 29th, 2005, 2:51 am

2) Why don't you click on Options Glossary? http://biz.yahoo.com/opt/glossary3.html3) If you don't know what in the money means, don't come near options trading becuase you'll lose your shirt.
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What does the "Last" on Yahoo options mean?

April 29th, 2005, 8:41 am

Well it's the general forum actually. Last is the last traded price - can be very stale. Also bid-ask spreads very wide.
 
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What does the "Last" on Yahoo options mean?

April 29th, 2005, 10:45 am

Matt, we moved the thread from OT to this forum.