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Re: money_maker1231 post# 4461

Friday, 06/10/2016 1:17:37 PM

Friday, June 10, 2016 1:17:37 PM

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The bid is the lower price, the ask is the higher. Theoretically, you buy at the ask and sell at the bid. Of course you can still get executions where you sell something on the ask or buy something at the bid price, but for a guaranteed fill it is technically buying on ask and selling at the bid.
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