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Bid-ask spread

The gap between the best displayed buying and selling prices for a market at a moment in time.

Trading · Reviewed 2026-10-12

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A bid of 99 and ask of 101 produce a spread of 2.

The failure mode

Zero explicit fees do not imply zero execution cost.

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