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Volume is the number of shares of a stock that have changed hands over a certain period of time, typically one day. Stocks with higher volumes have more investors interested in buying or selling them.

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Stock volume indicates the number of shares traded and reflects investor interest and market liquidity. High trading volume with significant price changes can signal a market consensus on a stock's ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2018. We practitioners of the technological arts have a tendency to use specialized jargon. That's not unusual.