Ask Price

The ask price is the lowest displayed price at which a seller is currently offering to sell an instrument in a quoted market.

A buyer normally looks to the ask side of a two-sided quote, while a seller looks to the bid side. The difference between them is the bid-ask spread, which can widen when liquidity falls or volatility rises. A displayed ask is not an execution guarantee because available size may be limited, other orders may trade first, and the market can change before an order reaches the venue.