Glossary

ratB (price addendum)

"rationiert Brief": scaling down of limited sell orders (sell orders with a limit at or above the current quotation and unlimited sell orders were filled only in part)

A price addendum is a code that is added to the price in floor trading. It states in what way the respective order situation is to be taken into account as the price is fixed. This information is part of the tick data.

ratB stands for "rationiert Brief" (rationed, offers) and indicates that the sell orders limited at and below the price determined and the market buy orders could only be executed in part.

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