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The bid–ask spread (also bid–offer or bid/ask and buy/sell in the case of a market maker) is the difference between the prices quoted (either by a single market maker or in a limit order book) for an immediate sale ( ask) and an immediate purchase ( bid) for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs in some auction scenario.
Ask price, also called offer price, offer, asking price, or simply ask, is the price a seller states they will accept. The seller may qualify the stated asking price as firm or negotiable. Firm means the seller is implying that the price is fixed and will not change. In bid and ask, the term ask price is used in contrast to the term bid price.
Stalking horse offer. A stalking horse offer, agreement, or bid is a bid for a bankrupt firm or its assets that is arranged in advance of an auction to act, in effect, as a reserve bid. [1] [2] The intent is to maximize the value of its assets or avoid low bids, as part of (or before) a court auction. [3]
Bid price. A bid price is the highest price that a buyer (i.e., bidder) is willing to pay for some goods. It is usually referred to simply as the "bid". In bid and ask, the bid price stands in contrast to the ask price or "offer", and the difference between the two is called the bid–ask spread. An unsolicited bid or purchase offer is when a ...
A conditional sale is a real estate transaction where the parties have set conditions. [1] [2] A standard real estate transaction usually begins when a prospective purchaser submits an offer to purchase to the vendor of a property. As in a standard offer, a conditional offer sets out the terms of the sale such as the purchase price, the date of ...
t. e. A no-reserve auction ( NR ), also known as an absolute auction, is an auction in which the item for sale will be sold regardless of price. [1] [2] From the seller's perspective, advertising an auction as having no reserve price can be desirable (but risky) because it potentially attracts a greater number of bidders due to the possibility ...
Although there is a small spread between these two values the law of one price applies (to each). No trader will sell the commodity at a lower price than the market maker's bid-level or buy at a higher price than the market maker's offer-level. In either case moving away from the prevailing price would either leave no takers, or be charity.
v. t. e. Bidding is an offer (often competitive) to set a price tag by an individual or business for a product or service or a demand that something be done. [1] Bidding is used to determine the cost or value of something. Bidding can be performed by a person under influence of a product or service based on the context of the situation.