| InvestHub.com's Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms inside spread Definition 1.
The difference between the best bid and best ask being quoted by any Market Maker in a security. also called inside quote | Definition 2.
(inside quote) The difference between the best bid and best ask among all securities is the highest bid and lowest offer being quoted among all of the Market Makers competing in a security. Since the spread is the aggregate of individual Market Maker spreads, it is narrower than an individual dealer spread or quote. (See Market Maker, Market Maker spread) |
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