straight from wiki, Mr Buddu....
The bid–ask spread (also bid–offer, bid/ask, buy/sell, buy–sell in the case of amarket maker), is the difference between the prices quoted (either by a singlemarket maker or in a limit order book) for an immediate sale (offer) and an immediate purchase (bid) for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs.
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