In wide bid/ask markets, liquidity is often thin, meaning a trader could miss out on acquiring shares if only small parcels ...

A bid is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock, while an ask is the lowest price a seller is willing to accept—the difference is between the two is known as the bid-ask spread.

You see the bid price of $10 and an ask price of $10.02. If you'd placed a buy order with your broker, you'd pay the ask price of $10.02. This means you'd pay $1,002 for 100 shares instead of the ...

If you recognize the names of bid shielding bandits, the auction site may be able to let you reject their bids. See online auction. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction ...