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Understanding the Bid–Ask Spread in Everyday Trading

Understanding the Bid–Ask Spread in Everyday Trading Scroll through any trading app, glance at a financial news ticker, or place an order for foreign currency and you will see two little numbers sitting side by side: a bid price and an ask price. The gap between them, called the

Understanding the Bid-Ask Spread: What It Is and Why It Matters

What Is the Bid-Ask Spread? The bid-ask spread is the difference between the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a security (the bid) and the lowest price a seller is willing to accept (the ask). It is a fundamental cost of trading and a real-time indicator of