what is the difference between a tick and a point in trading 
point and tick are terms traders use to describe price changes a point represents a larger movement than a tick a point is the smallest possible price change on the left side of a decimal point meanwhile a tick represents the smallest possible price change on the right side of a decimal point let s use an example suppose a stock is trading at 50 00 it has moved one point if the stock price increases to 51 00 if the same stock s price moved instead to 50 01 it would have moved one tick or one cent 