# What is Bid-Ask Spread?

The gap between the highest buy price and the lowest sell price in a market.

## In real work

Bid-ask spread widened to 12 bps. Route flow to the venue with tighter quotes.

## Related terms

- [IPO](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/ipo.md)
- [Liquidity](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/liquidity.md)
- [Settlement](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/settlement.md)
- [ACH](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/ach.md)
- [Wire Transfer](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/wire-transfer.md)

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