Definition

1. Noun:
   • (Finance, Stock Market) The asking price: The specific price at which a seller, typically a broker or market maker, is willing to sell a security, commodity, or other financial instrument. It represents the lowest price a seller will accept.

Usage

• The term is used primarily in trading contexts to indicate the price required to purchase an asset immediately from a seller. It is contrasted with the "bid price," which is the price a buyer is willing to pay.
• It is a key component of a security's quoted price, often presented as part of a "bid-ask spread" (e.g., "The stock is quoted at $49.75 bid, $50.00 offer").

Examples

• Noun:
  • The offer price for the shares was set at $25.50.
  • Before buying, always check the offer price to understand the current selling rate.
  • The difference between the bid and the offer price is the dealer's spread.

Advanced Usage

• "At the offer": A phrase meaning to buy a security at the current selling price.
  • The order was executed at the offer, so we paid the full asking price.

Variants and Related Words

• Ask price (n): A direct synonym for "offer price."
• Bid price (n): The price a buyer is willing to pay for a security; the counterpart to the offer price.
• Bid-ask spread (n): The difference between the bid price and the offer price.

Synonyms

• Asking price: The price stated by a seller.
• Sell price: The price for selling (common in simpler contexts).

Related Phrases

• Hit the offer: To accept and buy at the current offer price.
  • The large fund decided to hit the offer, buying all available shares at that price.
• Lift the offer: To buy all the securities available at the current offer price.
  • The aggressive trader lifted the offer, clearing the sell order.

Noun

1. (stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security