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Reference price

The designated quote used to set a contract condition or determine its outcome, including a source, quote side, and timestamp.

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Direct answer

Where this term appears

This term may appear in the asset list, chart header, market schedule, symbol information, price-source note, or contract history. Match the symbol and timestamp before comparing it with an external chart.

Use the definition above together with the exact value, condition, timestamp, account, product, or payment context shown by the broker.

Do not confuse

How Reference price differs from related terms

Reference price is often researched beside Price-source transparency and Settlement price and Crypto index price. The labels can appear in the same workflow, but they do not describe the same field or condition.

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Price-source transparency

How clearly a broker identifies the instrument, quote source, timing, and settlement basis used for a contract.

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Settlement price

The final quote used to determine whether the contract condition was met.

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Crypto index price

A calculated cryptocurrency reference price combining data from one or more venues under rules for source selection, outliers, and outages.

Practical use

Connect every displayed price to its source and timestamp

Reference price means the designated quote used to set a contract condition or determine its outcome, including a source, quote side, and timestamp. Chart, entry, strike, barrier, and settlement values can come from different steps in the workflow. A price is auditable only when the instrument, source, quote side, timestamp, precision, and correction policy are known.

A neutral example

Capture the value before confirmation, the accepted entry or reference tick, the final settlement value, and an external reference at the same UTC time. Explain expected spread or methodology differences instead of demanding identical pixels.

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Source

Named venue, provider, benchmark, or documented proprietary calculation.

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Timestamp and side

UTC time, bid, ask, midpoint, last trade, mark, or another stated basis.

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Exceptions

Missing ticks, filtered quotes, outages, fallback source, rounding, and correction process.

In a broker review

How to use Reference price in a comparison

In a broker review, do not read Reference price in isolation. Match the broker's own definition to the relevant contract, account, pricing, payment, or platform screen and record the condition that changes its meaning.

Comparison context

Why it matters when comparing brokers

How to use this term

Asset count is meaningful only when the underlying market, price source, trading hours, and weekend or after-hours treatment are clear. Separate real-market references from broker-priced OTC instruments and proprietary synthetic markets.

What it does not prove

A recognizable asset name does not guarantee that two brokers use the same market venue, bid/ask basis, trading session, or settlement price source.

Broker checklist

What to verify

Check these points on the broker's product screen, account flow, terms, or help pages.

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Underlying market

Confirm the underlying instrument, currency pair, index, commodity, stock, or crypto reference.

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Market-data source

Look for a named venue, provider, benchmark, or clearly explained proprietary model.

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Trading availability

Check regular sessions, weekends, holidays, maintenance, and after-hours availability.

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Market type

Distinguish real-market, OTC, derived, and synthetic symbols before comparing coverage.

Quick answers

Common questions

Short answers for users comparing binary options brokers and account conditions.

What is Reference price commonly compared with?

Reference price is commonly compared with Price-source transparency. Price-source transparency means: How clearly a broker identifies the instrument, quote source, timing, and settlement basis used for a contract.

Why does this term matter when comparing brokers?

Asset count is meaningful only when the underlying market, price source, trading hours, and weekend or after-hours treatment are clear. Separate real-market references from broker-priced OTC instruments and proprietary synthetic markets.

What should I check when comparing this feature?

A recognizable asset name does not guarantee that two brokers use the same market venue, bid/ask basis, trading session, or settlement price source. Check the broker's definition, applicable terms, and account or product screen before relying on the label.