Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BID AWAY - Refers to over-the-counter trading. Bid from another dealer exists at the same (listed) or h...
  
  
• BID BOND - A bid "performance" bond consisting of a small percentage (1-3%) of the tender contract pric...
  
  
• BID FORM - Is a document submitted by an underwriter for a competitive municipal security bid.
  
  
• BID OR BID PRICE - The trading price acceptable to a prospective buyer of securities.
  
  
• BID PRICE - An offer to buy at a fixed price or yield. The price, expressed as a percentage of par, whi...
  
  
• BID WANTED - Used in the context of general equities. Announcement that a holder of securities wants to...
  
  
• BID-ASK SPREAD - The difference between the bid and the ask for a security at a given time.
  
  
• BID-ASKED SPREAD - The difference between the bid and the asked prices.
  
  
• BID-TO-COVER RATIO - The ratio of the number of bids received in a Treasury security auction compared t...
  
  
• BID/ASK SIZE - Bid size is the number of units offered in the most recent request to sell a security. A...