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What is a 'best bid' or 'best offer'?

1 min | Beginnner

Summary

Best bid or best offer are the terms given to the highest price that someone is willing to purchase a share for, and so reflects the best price that somebody could sell for.

Best Bid is an investing term given to the highest price that someone is willing to purchase for, and so reflects the best price that somebody could sell for.

Determining the best bid is rather simple, as it is the highest of all bids pitched by people competing in the market. Best bids for stocks are made in price and face value, with the investor who made the best bid usually winning the order.

Best bid is only half of the combination that makes up the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO), with its complementary partner being the Best Offer.

Investing involves risk. You aren't guaranteed to make money, and you might lose the money you start with.
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