A bid price is the highest price that a buyer (i. e. , bidder) is willing to pay for a good. It is usually referred to simply as the "bid. "

In bid and ask, the bid price stands in contrast to the ask price or "offer", and the difference between the two is called the bid/offer spread. A price mechanism or market-based mechanism is any of a wide variety of ways to match up buyers and sellers Ask price, also called offer price, offer, asking price, or simply ask, is a Price a seller of a good is The bid/offer spread (also known as bid/ask spread) for assets (such as Stock, Futures contracts options, or Currency pairs is

An unsolicited bid or offer is when a person or company receives a bid even though they are not looking to sell. A bidding war is said to occur when a large number of bids are placed in rapid succession by two or more entities, especially when the price paid is much greater than the ask price, or greater than the first bid in the case of unsolicited bidding.

In the context of stock trading on a stock exchange, the bid price is the highest price a buyer of a stock is willing to pay for a share of that given stock. Software for Fixed assets management and Stock control developed in 2004. A stock exchange, share market or bourse is a Corporation or Mutual organization which provides "trading" facilities for Stock The bid price displayed in most quote services is the highest bid price in the market. A stock market, or (equity market is a private or public market for the trading of company Stock and derivatives of company The ask or offer price on the other hand is the highest price a seller of a particular stock is willing to sell a share of that given stock. The ask or offer price displayed is the highest ask/offer price inthe market (Stock market).

See also

• Ask price
• Bidding fee scheme
• Call for bids
• Unique bid auction

External links

• Securities and Exchange Commission definition of "bid price"