ask Definition

ask

Definition

The lowest price that any investor or dealer has declared that he/she will sell a given security or commodity for. For over-the-counter stocks, the ask is the best quoted price at which a Market Maker is willing to sell a stock. For mutual funds, the ask is the net asset value plus any sales charges. also called asked price or asking price or offering price.

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ask is ...
... part of the Bonds, Futures, Options, Stocks and Trading subjects.

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