bid

Bid

1.An offer made by an investor, trader, or dealer to buy a security.

2. The price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security.

Notes:

In other words, the bid is what someone is willing to pay for an asset.

See also: Ask, Best bid, Bid-Ask Spread, Bid Size, Bid Tick, Spread, Touchline

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Bid

The price a potential buyer is willing to pay for a security. Sometimes also used in the context of takeovers where one corporation is bidding for (trying to buy) another corporation. In trading, we have the bid-ask spread which is the difference between what buyers are willing to pay and what sellers are asking for in terms of price.

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bid

1. The price that a potential buyer is willing to pay for a security. Compare ask. See also best bid.

2. An offer to purchase something.