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Of course, a pointer variable also can identify a chunk of memory that contains the address of a structure object, such as a trade:
tptr refers to the address of the byte where a
pointer to a trade object begins; here,
the value of tptr is 288, an address
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tptr
----*--------*--------*--
|00000001|00100000|
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| The address refers to the location where memory
| is allocated for a trade object; here,
| the value of *tptr is a trade object
| stored in a series of bytes starting at address
| 288
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| price shares
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v v v
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-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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