Price quotation for SECURITIES that are not frequently traded or that are traded on the OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET. The BID QUOTATION is the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay at a particular time; the ASKED QUOTATION is the lowest price the seller is willing to sell for. Together, the two prices constitute a quotation; the difference between the two prices is the SPREAD.
The bid (the highest price a buyer is prepared to pay for a trading asset) and the asked (the lowest price acceptable to a prospective seller of the same security) together comprise a quotation, or quote.
Real estate term describing the price wanted by the seller as opposed to the price a purchaser is willing to pay.
a "bid" is the highest price anyone has indicated that he or she wants to pay for a security, while the "asked" is the lowest price anyone will accept for the security. Page 343
Often referred to as a quotation or quote. The bid is the highest price anyone has declared that he wants to pay for a security at a given time and the asked is the lowest price anyone is willing to sell at the same time.
Often referred to as a quotation or quote. The bid is the highest price anyone wants to pay for a security at a given time, the asked is the lowest price anyone will take at the same time. (See: Quote)
A term often referred to as a quotation or quote. The bid is the highest price anyone is willing to pay for a security at a given time and the asked is the lowest price anyone is willing to receive at the same time. Investors typically buy securities at the ask price and sell at the bid.