A bid is the highest price a buyer is willing to pay for a stock, while an ask is the lowest price a seller is willing to accept—the difference is between the two is known as the bid-ask spread.

Market makers ensure the efficiency and liquidity of the marketplace and the spread between bid and ask prices is their compensation. Bids can be made live, online, through brokers, or through a ...

Linkers Industries Limited received a Nasdaq deficiency letter due to insufficient share bid price, with 180 days to regain compliance. Linkers Industries Limited, a manufacturer of wire and cable ...