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Bid ask spread
2 guides in Finabase Learn
- Bid-ask spread: what it is, what it costs and how to read it What the bid, ask and spread mean, how the NBBO and market makers set them, how to calculate what a spread costs you, and why liquid and illiquid stocks differ so much.
- Liquidity and slippage: volume, depth, spread and market impact What makes a stock liquid, how volume, depth and spread set trading costs, how to estimate slippage and market impact, and a real liquid vs illiquid comparison.
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