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Second-Highest Client Transaction Amount
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Second-Highest Client Transaction Amount

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a PostgreSQL query to return the second-highest distinct transaction amount for each client. Include client_id, client_name, and second_highest_amount. Exclude clients that do not have at least two distinct non-NULL transaction amounts.

Schema

ColumnTypeDescription
client_id
client_name
segment
ColumnTypeDescription
transaction_id
client_id
amount
transaction_date

Representative Rows

clients
1Ava PatelInstitutional
4Daniel KimInstitutional
6Farah AliRetail
transactions
1011900.002024-03-12
1021500.002024-02-10
10941100.002024-03-15
1146450.002024-02-21
Tablesclientstransactions
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