getAskPrice() Netscript Function
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.. js:function:: getAskPrice(sym)

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    :param string sym: Stock symbol


    Given a stock's symbol, returns the ask price of that stock (the symbol is a sequence
    of two to four capital letters, **not** the name of the company to which that stock belongs).

    See :ref:`gameplay_stock_market_spread` for details on what the ask price is.