bid-ask spread

bid-ask spread

/bɪd æsk sprɛd/

📈 Market Fundamentals

the difference between the highest price a buyer will pay and the lowest price a seller will accept

“The bid-ask spread on the thinly traded stock was $0.50, making it expensive to trade.”

Origin: Old English beodan to offer + Old Norse asca to ask + Old French espandre to spread