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bid/ask spread

bid/ask spread is the alternative form of bid-ask spread.

Meaning of bid-ask spread

Noun

bid-ask spread (plural bid-ask spreads)

  1. The difference between the prices quoted (by a market maker or an order book) for an immediate sale ("offer") and an immediate purchase ("bid") for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs.

Forms of bid/ask spread

pluralbid/ask spreads

Questions about bid/ask spread

What is bid/ask spread the alternative form of?
Bid/ask spread is the alternative form of bid-ask spread.

Words near bid/ask spread in the dictionary

  1. bid whist
  2. bid'a
  3. bid-ask spread
  4. bid-ask spreads
  5. bid-worthy
  6. bid/ask spread
  7. bid/ask spreads
  8. Bida-Bida
  9. bidactyl
  10. bidactyle
  11. bidactylous

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