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Financial Dictionary

Best Ask

The lowest quoted ask price for a particular stock among those offered from competing market makers.

Investopedia Commentary

In layman's terms, this is the lowest price for which someone is willing to sell an asset.

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Stock Basics Tutorial
Getting to Know Stock Exchanges
Investing 101: A Tutorial for Beginner Investors

See also: Ask, Best Bid, Market Maker, Spread, Stock, Touchline

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Financial Dictionary

best ask

The lowest quoted price at which a security is offered for sale.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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