Sentences with phrase «prevailing bid price»

When the market trades lower to a price point in which the prevailing bid price is the same as the limit price of the order, then the investor / trader's order is at the bid, signifying a willingness to buy.

Marketable limit orders (i.e., buy limit orders priced higher than the prevailing offer price or sell limit orders priced lower than the prevailing bid price) will trade much like market orders, increasing the certainty of execution without the risk of the order trading at a price outside of an investor's acceptable range.

Not exact matches

How it's measured: Percentage of shares executed at prices better than the prevailing National Best Bid or Offer (NBBO), i.e., either below the best offer for buys or above the best bid for selBid or Offer (NBBO), i.e., either below the best offer for buys or above the best bid for selbid for sells.

In this case, the bid price is irrelevant, because the investor / trader is willing to pay whatever the prevailing market price sellers are asking.