21. They would get a better price by filling an order between the publicly quoted bid and ask prices . 22. With SOES ( pronounced like " sows " ), a trader can see the bid and ask prices . 23. That gave it the best bid-and-ask prices , crucial to the big trading desks at commercial and investment banks. 24. That means investors buy shares at the higher ask price and sell them at the lower bid price. 25. Schroeder expects the spread between bid and ask prices normally will be about 1 / 64 of 1 percent. 26. The market's middlemen make their living on the spread, the difference between a stock's best bid and ask price . 27. Wide spreads between bid and ask prices discourage trading and make it difficult for investors to value their holdings. 28. Olson puts a red flag next to bonds where the best bid and best ask price exceed 4 percent. 29. The inquiry focuses on the spread between bid and ask prices -- that is, the broker's profit on each stock trade. 30. "They recognize that the bidding-war frenzy has quieted and that they must ask prices that are realistic, " he said.
