41. Typically, the bid price for an ETF should be just below net asset value, and the ask price should be just above, 42. Their strategies are bids for buyers and ask prices for sellers ( that depend on the valuations of buyers and sellers ). 43. The Nymex also wants to add market-makers to offer minimum bid and ask prices to add liquidity to new or struggling contracts. 44. The change should benefit individual investors by reducing the difference between the bid and ask price , which is a hidden fee investors pay. 45. For instance, to buy stock at a lower price, the trader initially places orders to sell at or above the market ask price . 46. The Nordic Light displays the best Bid / Ask prices ; Last paid price; High and Low and aggregated turnover from the marketplaces included. 47. In actual trading, the parties involved might use a limit order to specify which bid or ask price he wishes to trade at. 48. As demand for Optical shares surged, market makers widened their spread between the bid and ask prices for buying and selling the stock. 49. On March 21, the plaintiffs'lawyers did file a list of 1, 646 stocks they said had excessive spreads between bid and ask prices . 50. Retail investors buy from middlemen at the ask price and sell at the bid price, which is always lower than the ask price .