The reference for VWAP on the ASX

    Practical guides to how Volume Weighted Average Price is calculated under the ASX Listing Rules, where exclusions apply, and how it is used in placements, share purchase plans and performance securities.

    What is VWAP? Definition and plain-English guide

    VWAP: the volume-weighted average price of a security over a period. How it differs from a simple average and the close, and why ASX defines it.

    Why VWAP is used on the ASX: placements, SPPs, performance rights

    Which ASX Listing Rules price securities off VWAP: the extra 10% placement capacity, performance rights, related party issues and share purchase plans.

    How to calculate VWAP (and why the window matters)

    The VWAP formula, a worked six-trade example, trade-by-trade versus typical-price approximations, and why window and trade exclusions change the result.

    The ASX definition of VWAP, clause by clause

    ASX Listing Rule 19.12 defines VWAP as volume weighted average market price, clause by clause: the six exclusions it borrows and what it leaves open.

    Which trades count in an ASX VWAP: the exclusions

    Six trade types are excluded from an ASX VWAP under Listing Rule 19.12, none defined by ASX itself. What each category catches and how to spot it in data.

    VWAP across venues: ASX, Centre Point and TMX Australia

    An ASX-listed share trades on the ASX order book, Centre Point, TMX Australia and off-book reports. Where the venue line is drawn changes a VWAP.

    Common VWAP calculation mistakes (and how to avoid them)

    Six recurring VWAP errors: averaging daily figures, leaving in excluded trades, wrong windows, corporate actions inside the window, and unsourced figures.

    VWAP windows, floors and disclosure under the ASX Listing Rules

    How the 15 trading day window and 75% floor under LR 7.1A.3 work, the SPP window under LR 10.12 Exception 4, performance hurdles, and GN 21 disclosure.

    VWAP glossary: every term defined

    Every VWAP term in this guide series, alphabetically: regulatory definitions cited to the ASX Listing Rules or ASIC rules, market terms in plain English.