bid

Definition 1
The highest price any buyer is willing to pay for a given security at a given time; also called bid price. Quoted bid is a maximum price that a market maker will pay for a security.

Definition 2
An offer of a specific amount of money in exchange for products and services, as in an auction.

Definition 3
In some cases, this term also refers to the maximum that an acquiring company is willing to pay for a takeover target.




bid is ...
... part of the
Bonds, Futures, Mutual Funds, Options, Stocks and Trading subjects.


Related Terms

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quote, affirmative obligations, at the figure, at the full, bankmail, bid size, bid-to-cover ratio, black knight, by-bidder, choice market  and  


bid appears in these other terms

hit the bid, any-and-all bid, noncompetitive bid, bid/ask spread


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