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Ask price

The price a seller on the market is willing to accept for a commodity or financial asset.

The ask is always higher than the bid. In the case of fixed income securities, market quotations are expressed in terms of the yield, so that the ask yield is lower than the bid yield.

Synonyms and variations

  • Ask
  • Ask yield
  • Asked price
  • Asking price
  • Offer 2.
  • Offer price
  • Offering price

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