Meanings
nounbid-ask spread (plural bid-ask spreads)
plural bid-ask spreads · alternative bid–ask spread · alternative bid/ask spread
- businessThe 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.
Translations
Hungarian árfolyam-különbözet, árfolyamrés
- árfolyam-különbözetthe 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
- árfolyamrésthe 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
- vételi és eladási ár/árfolyam különbsége/különbözetethe 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
- vételi és eladási árfolyam közötti különbség/különbözetthe 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
Polish spread
- spreadthe 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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Chicago
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