how do you read a stock quote 
you read a stock quote in a few different parts if you are just curious about the price of the stock just look at the quote when people talk about what price a stock is trading at it is this price if you are trading the stock you can check the bid price to see what sellers are selling the stock for or the ask price to see what price buyers will pay there is always a difference in these two numbers and it is where market movers make their profits 