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To: DuGen who wrote (2300)3/5/2001 7:48:00 PM
From: Susan Saline  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
for last day of contest should be closing price on last day

historical pricing is available for this, whereas bid price for close is not historically available

it is common sense

do agree though ... no bb stocks ... due to illiquidity



To: DuGen who wrote (2300)3/5/2001 8:07:44 PM
From: Jon Tara  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2402
 
The bid is NOT a "wanna-be" price.

The bid is the best price that anybody is willing to pay. Thus, portfolios are traditionally priced at the bid, NOT at the last trade.

This particularly matters with illiquid stocks in dealer markets (NASDAQ). The last price might have been a member of the public buying from a dealer. In an illiquid stock, it is very unlikely that you could ever realize that price.


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