this is the market bid. : .0000001 100,000,000 shares ask : .01 1000 shares ask. : .05 1000 shares ask : .10 1000 shares ask: .25 1000 shares ask: .50 1000 shares notice the big gaps and no liquidity in the sell side. only the machines in the exchange can bid. .0000001 most retail brokers minimum is .0001 bid