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2. Bid–ask spread - Wikipedia

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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 and an immediate purchase for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs in some auction scenario.

3. Order (exchange) - Wikipedia

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   For example, if a stock is asked for $86.41 (large size), a buy order with a limit of $90 can be filled right away. Similarly, if a stock is bid $86.40, a sell order with a limit of $80 will be filled right away. A limit order may be partially filled from the book and the rest added to the book.

4. How To Buy Stocks in 5 Easy Steps - AOL

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   The lowest price at which you are willing to buy a stock. Bid. The highest price at which you are willing to sell a stock. Close. The last trading price of a stock at the end of the market day.

5. Market maker - Wikipedia

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   The income of a market maker is the difference between the bid price, the price at which the firm is willing to buy a stock, and the ask price, the price at which the firm is willing to sell it. It is known as the market-maker spread, or bid–ask spread. Supposing that equal numbers of buy and sell orders arrive and the price never changes ...

6. Bid-ask spread: What it is and how it works - AOL

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   For example, if a stock price has a bid price of $100 and an ask price of $100.05, the bid-ask spread would be $0.05. The spread can also be expressed as a percentage of the ask price, which in ...

7. Call options: Learn the basics of buying and selling - AOL

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   You can buy a call on the stock with a $20 strike price for $2 with an expiration in eight months. One contract costs $200, or $2 * 1 contract * 100 shares.