A bid is the means by which someone expresses willingness to buy something at a certain price. For example, if you want to buy one share of Microsoft (MSFT) for $25 then your bid is $25. A bid is the opposite of an offer which expresses the willingness to sell.
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009An Offer is…
Friday, July 17th, 2009An offer is the price at which a person is willing to sell something of value. For example, if you are willing to sell your Microsoft (MSFT) stock at $25 per share, then your offer is $25. It is the opposite of Bid, which is the willingness to buy at a certain price.