What Do the Bid and Ask Prices Represent on a Stock Quote?
The difference between bid and ask is called the bid-ask spread. If a stock’s bid price is $20 and the ask price is $20.10, the bid-ask spread is $0.10. Consider hypothetical Company ABC, which has a current best bid of 100 shares at $9.95 and a current best ask of 200 shares at $10.05. […]