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bid-ask spread

bid-ask spread noun: 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.

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
alternative formbid–ask spread
alternative formbid/ask spread

Questions about bid-ask spread

What does bid-ask spread mean?
Bid-ask spread means 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.
What part of speech is bid-ask spread?
Bid-ask spread is a noun.
What is the plural of bid-ask spread?
The plural of bid-ask spread is bid-ask spreads.

Words near bid-ask spread in the dictionary

  1. bid shading
  2. bid up
  3. bid wanted
  4. bid whist
  5. bid'a
  6. bid-ask spread
  7. bid-ask spreads
  8. bid-worthy
  9. bid/ask spread
  10. bid/ask spreads
  11. Bida-Bida

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