Questions tagged [bidding]
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Can a trade happen "in between" the bid and ask price?
According to Investopedia:
By looking for trades that take place in between the bid and ask, you
can tell when a strong trend is about to come to an end. This is
because these trades are often placed by large traders who take a
small loss in…
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Multiple people interested in an Apartment
I own a four family building which I am actively renting.
Every time I go to rent it I raise the rent slightly and I check the comparables in the area to make sure I am still not pricing myself out of the market.
I ALWAYS get a ton of people that…
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Could someone explain this scenario about Google's involvement in the wireless spectrum auction?
Could someone explain this:
What will that mean? If history is any guide, Page’s idealistic
impulses could result in a vaster, more sprawling company. In 2008,
Google participated in an FCC auction for radio spectrum to be used
for mobile…
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Why would a seller at an auction set their reserve price hidden?
I've encountered online auctions where the seller has set their reserve price hidden. What are the benefits to the seller that would cause them to do so?
As a buyer, if I see an item I like, I may put in a bid. If it has a hidden reserve and I did…
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Bid-Ask at market open, which comes first?
I am trying to get a grasp on how the bid-ask match maker works, in particular for options as there is less volume and fewer market orders. Lets say I own an option, and place a limit sell order for $10.00 overnight. Now, overnight something…
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What extra information might be obtained from the next highest bids in an order book?
In this article here, Level 2 explains its components. One component is:
Highest bid prices: The highest 5 or 10 prices (depending upon the
market) that traders are willing to pay to buy a contract
Now a seller will only (1) accept the highest…
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What do the Sizes on Bid/Ask Quotes Mean?
I have a basic question regarding equities. For this example, assume that I have a quote for KO stock which says the following:
Current Price = $39.00 | Bid = 38.99 x 6800 | Ask = 39.00 x 4300
What do the sizes for the Bid and Ask Quotes (6800 and…
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Is it possible to lower the price of a stock while buying?
Lets say the bid is 49.98 and the ask is 50.01, the midpoint is 50. Is it possible to intentionally place limit orders at 49.99, have them filled, then place limit order at 49.98, have them filled, and continue placing lower and lower limit…
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Is it possible to "Buy Up the Ask"?
If Level II for a given ticker is showing that the top ten sell orders currently displayed total 25,000 shares. Then a buyer were to enter a market order for 25,000 shares, would the order "buy up" the top 10 orders on the Ask with a corresponding…
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