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Glossary
Investment Management
Bid-Ask Spread
The bid-ask spread, also known as the bid-offer spread, is the difference between the prices shown by market-makers to deal. The bid is their price for buying the asset in question; their ask is their selling price. The spread is the market maker’s initial profit margin.