Thursday, December 24, 2009

FOREX- Bid Price and Ask Price

BID PRICE
The bid is the price at which the market is prepared to buy a spe- cific currency pair in the Forex market. At this price, the trader can sell the base currency. The bid price is shown on the left side of the quotation. For example, in the quote USD/CHF 1.4527/32, the bid price is 1.4527, meaning that you can sell one U.S. dollar for 1.4527 Swiss francs.

ASK PRICE
This ask is the price at which the market is prepared to sell a specific currency pair in the Forex market. At this price, the trader can buy the base currency. The ask price is shown on the right side of the quotation. For example, in the quote USD/CHF 1.4527/32, the ask price is 1.4532, meaning that you can buy one U.S. dollar for 1.4532 Swiss francs. The ask price is also called the offer price.

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