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I got a question if you can help that would be great


whodamen123 said: "Hello there! I was wandering what dose Size mean? thank you"

HappyHarry said: "Bigger is better. No...I'm not sure what you mean? Size in relation to what? Where did you see this?"

whodamen123 said: "[QUOTE=HappyHarry]Bigger is better. No...I'm not sure what you mean? Size in relation to what? Where did you see this?[/QUOTE] When I qoate it with hsbc investdircet it says bid ask (bla bla bla) and then size says 2 X 11 and I got no clue what that means if anyone else knows about what that means that would be great"

HappyHarry said: "Oh okay. That's the size of the last trade. It's not super important at this point, unless you're daytrading."

whodamen123 said: "[QUOTE=HappyHarry]Oh okay. That's the size of the last trade. It's not super important at this point, unless you're daytrading.[/QUOTE] I sometimes I daytrade can you tell me what it means or what its for that would be the best"

HappyHarry said: "It shows you the number of shares trading, so it gives you a very good idea of volume. If you see a lot of trades going off in very big lots, you know there are major players either loading up or unloading their stocks. The volume should confirm your plans for the trade."

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