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Auction

For Arca options orders.

Column Name

Description

Auc. Price

The price at which the auction would occur if no new orders were received and the auction were held now. The indicative price for the auction.

Auc. Volume

The number of shares that would trade if no new orders were received and the auction were held now.

Imbalance

The number of unmatched shares for the next auction; shows how many more shares are on one side of the auction than the other.

Blue indicates an imbalance on the buy side (more buy orders), red indicates an imbalance on the sell side (more sell orders).