The bid is the price a buyer offers, and the ask is the price a seller wants. The bid-ask spread is the gap between them.
Lesson 9
Bid and ask
The bid is what a buyer offers. The ask is what a seller wants. Their gap is the bid-ask spread.
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Learn how to read the bid and the ask
Read the bid and the ask of a sample call, then the spread on another. Each of the four checkpoints ends with a two-answer question. Nothing places a trade.
CHECKPOINT 1 OF 4
Choose SOFI
0 / 4 checkpoints earned
When the chart loads, follow its highlighted control to earn your first checkpoint.
- Choose SOFI
- Read the bid, upcoming
- Read the ask, upcoming
- Read the spread, upcoming
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