Orders & trading
What is LTP (Last Traded Price)?
Also called: Last traded price
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LTP is the price at which the most recent trade in a stock happened. It changes with every trade during market hours.
LTP is what most apps show as the "current price". Your own buy or sell may execute at a slightly different price depending on the bid, the ask and the size of your order.
After the market closes, LTP stays at the last trade while the official closing price is calculated separately.
Related terms
- Bid, ask and spreadThe bid is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay, the ask (offer) is the lowest price a seller will accept, and the spread is the gap between them.
- Closing priceOn NSE the official closing price is the volume-weighted average price of the last 30 minutes of trading, not the last trade.
- Market orderA market order buys or sells immediately at the best available price, trading certainty of execution for uncertainty of price.