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bid-ask spread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
bid-ask spread
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

bid-ask spreads (plural) bid–ask spread (alternative) bid/ask spread (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

margin

Questions

What does bid-ask spread mean?
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.

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