Dealer's spread
Dealer's spread
See: markdown; underwriting spread.
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Dealer's Spread
The amount a dealer earns by buying a security and then selling it to an investor. The dealer's spread is the difference between the dealer's purchase price and his/her sale price. The dealer's spread is how dealers (other than broker-dealers) make most of their profits.
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