Bid/Ask Quotation
Markets commonly display a bid at which liquidity is available to buy from the seller and an ask/offer at which liquidity is available to sell to the buyer.
Market use
Direction depends on whether the quote is price, yield, spread or FX.
What it means
Markets commonly display a bid at which liquidity is available to buy from the seller and an ask/offer at which liquidity is available to sell to the buyer.
Example
For bond prices, a dealer bid is typically below the offer; yield ordering reverses economically with price.
How to interpret it
This concept should be read together with its market convention, measurement horizon and underlying instrument. BondStats presents it as an analytical reference rather than investment advice; instrument documentation and primary market rules remain authoritative.
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