ask

(noun)

The submitted price at which the trader is willing to sell.

Related Terms

Examples of ask in the following topics:

  • Market Maker

    • Market makers provide liquidity to securities markets by submitting both bids and asks on a security.
    • The difference between the highest bid and the lowest ask price is called the bid-ask spread .
    • Market makers are a company or individual that quotes both an ask price and a bid.
    • It is the bid-ask spread that provides the money-making opportunity.
    • There is a bid-ask spread of $1.10.

  • Calculating Values for Fractional Time Periods

    • If the problem asks you to find the value at June 1, 2014, there is a bit of a conundrum.
    • The question could ask for the future value, present value, etc., or it could ask for the future balance, which have different answers.
    • If the problem asks for the future value (FV) or present value (PV), it doesn't really matter that you are dealing with a fractional time period.
    • The question could alternatively ask for the balance of the account.
    • Even if interest compounds every period, and you are asked to find the balance at the 6.9999th period, you need to round down to 6.

  • A Bank Failure

    • Bank asks several borrowers to repay $8 million in loans.
    • Your bank could ask other banks for a loan, but other banks may decline if they believe your bank will fail.
    • Your bank could ask the Federal Reserve for a loan, but the Fed may not grant the loan.
    • Banks may ask the borrower to have another relative having a good credit history co-sign the loan.

  • Managing Disbursements

    • A manager may ask, do we really need this item, and how often will we use it?

  • Maximizing Shareholder and Market Value

    • Financial management is concerned with financial matters for the practical significance of the numbers, asking: what do the figures mean?

  • Voting Right

    • It is an opportunity for the shareholders and partners to receive copies of the company's accounts, as well as reviewing fiscal information for the past year and asking any questions regarding the directions the business will take in the future.

  • Valuation

    • It asks: what do the figures mean?

  • Current Issues in Finance

    • Critics of the financial crisis have argued that the regulatory framework did not keep pace with rapid innovation in financial markets and have asked for increased regulation and enforcement.

  • Maximizing Value Without Harming Stakeholders

    • Given a set of information about certain financial behavior, they ask, what do the figures mean?

  • Defining the Time Value of Money

    • " Presumably, you would ask to have the $500 right now.