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Ask price, also called offer price, is a price a seller of a good is willing to accept for that particular good. The term ask price is especially in stock trading to put in contrast to the term bid price The difference between the ask price and the bid price is called spread. A bid price is a price offered by a buyer/bidder when he buys a good. ...

In the context of stock trading on a stock exchange, the ask price is the lowest price a seller of a stock is willing to accept for a share of that given stock.

Ask price - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words)
	Ask price, also called offer price, is a price a seller of a good is willing to accept for that particular good.
	The term ask price is especially used in stock trading as a contrast to the term bid price.
	The difference between the ask price and the bid price is called the spread.

Fool.com: Fool FAQ - Bid/Ask Price (321 words)
	The "ask" is the price closest to the last transaction that sellers are willing to sell at.
	The difference between the bid price and the ask price is called the "spread." It is a fee that the market maker pockets as payment for keeping the market liquid.
	In general, a larger ask size than bid size means that at the moment, there are more sellers than buyers and thus downward pressure on the stock's price.

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