Based on your example, if the last trade price for the stock was $1.23, then you might have the following bid prices and ask prices: 1  bid: 50 shares at $1.20. 2  bid: 20 shares at $1.21. 3  bid: 30 shares at $1.22. 4  ask: 40 shares at $1.23. 5  ask: 15 shares at $1.24. 6  ask: 45 shares at $1.25.
314,000: Current number of EMV chip-activated merchant location. 60 million: The number of U.S. chip card transactions processed in August. 25% : Percentage of US. debit cards that will be issued as EMV cards by the end of 2015. 60% : Percentage of U.S. credit cards that will be issued as EMV cards by the end of 2015.$3.50: Average cost for issuing a new EMV card.$500-$1,000: Average cost of an EMV-compliant point-of-sale terminal.14,000: Current number of EMV chip-activated merchant location. 60 million: The number of U.S. chip card transactions processed in August. 25% : Percentage of US. debit cards that will be issued as EMV cards by the end of 2015. 60% : Percentage of U.S. credit cards that will be issued as EMV cards by the end of 2015.
The lower your utilization rate for each card and combined, the better for your credit score. In fact, a study by FICO found that consumers with the highest credit scores (above 785) used, on average, only 7 percent of their available credit on credit cards. That means they charge only $350 on a credit card with a $5,000 credit limit. Or, just $1,400 on several credit cards with combined limits of $20,000.