Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• BID AND ASK
  
  Bid and ask is better known as a quotation or quote. Bid is the price a market maker or broker offers to pay for a security, and ask is the price at which a market maker or dealer offers to sell. The difference between the two prices is called the spread.
  
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