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2. Bid–ask spread - Wikipedia

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   The bid–ask spread (also bid–offer or bid/ask and buy/sell in the case of a market maker) is the difference between the prices quoted (either by a single market maker or in a limit order book) for an immediate sale and an immediate purchase for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs in some auction scenario.

3. Bid-ask spread: What it is and how it works - AOL

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   Because of this, active traders in particular may want to pay attention to the bid-ask spread. For example, if a stock price has a bid price of $100 and an ask price of $100.05, the bid-ask spread ...

4. Market maker - Wikipedia

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   The income of a market maker is the difference between the bid price, the price at which the firm is willing to buy a stock, and the ask price, the price at which the firm is willing to sell it. It is known as the market-maker spread, or bid–ask spread. Supposing that equal amounts of buy and sell orders arrive and the price never changes ...

5. Financial quote - Wikipedia

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   Level 2 data displays the best bid and ask prices (also known as "top-of-book") for each market participant in a given security. In other words, at a given time there may be several market makers participating in trade matching for a specific stock. Level 2 data will display the highest bid and lowest ask for each individual market maker.

6. Bid price - Wikipedia

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   The bid price displayed in most quote services is the highest bid price in the market. The ask or offer price on the other hand is the lowest price a seller of a particular stock is willing to sell a share of that given stock. The ask or offer price displayed is the lowest ask/offer price in the stock market. The bid price is almost always ...

7. Avoid these 4 common bond buying mistakes - AOL

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   Many investors pick bonds for their long-term portfolios to provide stability and balance in a portfolio that’s otherwise tilted toward stocks and other higher-risk investments. You won’t get ...

8. National best bid and offer - Wikipedia

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   For example, if the offer (or "ask") price for a stock is $25.00 for 100 shares of a stock on one exchange and $24.50 for 100 shares of the same stock on another exchange, and a broker has a customer who wishes to purchase 150 shares of the stock, then the broker is required to purchase all of the shares available at $24.50 on behalf of the ...

9. Stocks vs. bonds: Which is a better choice for you? - AOL

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   On the other hand, bonds and other short-term fixed income securities tend to be a better option for short-term goals because they are typically less volatile than stocks and can help generate ...