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Trading Volume

HOW LOUD IT IS ON THE TRADING FLOOR!

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Trading volume is the number of shares traded in a specific security today or over a period of time. If trade volume is high, it means lots of trades are being made involving a specific market or security.

Example

Can you find it? Keep lookin'... that's the number of shares that have traded thus far today.

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