BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Bid-ask Quote
- a statement of the prices that are being offered and asked for a security or option contract
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- German airline Lufthansa denies making Iberia bid
- FRANKFURT AFP — Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa on Friday denied Spanish press reports that it was preparing a takeover bid for Spanish national carrier Iberia. "This is not true. We deny it," a Lufthansa spokesman told AFP. Spanish newspapers Cinco Dias and Expansion reported that Lufthansa was prepared...
- Research articles 2007-10-19
- Closing Quote.(Quotes)
- "Schwab's just going elephant hunting.'' James Ferrare of Pinnacle Associates Ltd. in New York on the San Francisco firm's bid to win the custody business of high-end consultants who use the likes of State Street and The Bank of New York ...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
- Paul Claims Constitutionalist Mantle in Presidential Bid
- Exclusive Interview Quote of the Week "A new study found that angry men get ahead in the world. Angry men tend to beat their rivals for power. Finally, some good news for John McCain." -Jay Leno, "The Tonight Show," Aug. 7, 2007. Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who is...
- Research articles 2007-08-13
- Minimum Quote-Size Fix.
- The fixing of market-maker minimum quotation sizes by the Securities and Exchange Commission since mid-1988 has been an unmitigated disaster for competition on Nasdaq. Regulation has forced market makers to subsidize competitors in the form of liquidity. Moreover, it has prevented market makers from...
- Research articles 1997-11-01
- QUOTE OF THE DAY
- "Manchester United confirms that, in the event that all the conditions are fulfilled, then the offer would be acceptable." MANCHESTER UNITED STATEMENT ON BARCELONA'S BID FOR DAVID BECKHAM
- Research articles 2003-06-11
- Fair Play
- There is a dirty little secret in purchasing that suppliers frequently accompany a request for quote RFQ with a verbal nudge to the buyer to "let me know what I need to do to win the business." Naturally, any company wants to win orders at the highest margin possible, so...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- More Drama and Mixed Messages in Kraft-Cadbury Flirtation
- In case there was any confusion about what Cadbury CEO Todd Stitzer meant when he said, "I would never say there's not some strategic sense in [Kraft and Cadbury] coming together," Cadbury has come forward to clarify things. Apparently Stitzer meant to add, "I mean, it's completely true; there's no...
- Blog posts 2009-09-25
- Optimal Customized Pricing In Competitive Settings
- In this paper, we study pricing situations where a firm provides a price quote in the presence of uncertainty in the competitive landscape and the preferences of the buyer. We review two possible customized-pricing bid-response models used in practice which can be developed from the historical information available to the...
- White papers 2006-10-14
- Did Meg Whitman Fail?
- Did Meg Whitman Fail?Lack of customer service and knowledge of staffLast year I canceled my Ebay account because of repeated attempts to correct a problem with Ebay customer service. It started out that one of the vendors on the Ebay site took a payment from me, then rejected it...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Dynamic Materials Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Mark Parr with KeyBanc Capital. Mark Parr – KeyBanc Capital Markets Hey, guys. Yvon Cariou Hello, Mark. Rick Santa Hi, Mark. Mark Parr – KeyBanc Capital Markets Hey, Yvon. Hey Rick,...
- Earnings calls 2008-08-26
- Ameriprise Financial Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question-and-answer session [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Suneet Kamath from Sanford Bernstein. Please go ahead. Suneet Kamath - Sanford Bernstein Thanks. One quick one and then one little bit more strategic. First, Walter, did...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Navigating the Financial Pages
- There are two sections in a newspaper's financial pages. The first lists stocks alphabetically, providing key data about each one, and the second contains general articles about finance and economics, along with commentary on particular stocks. The journalist may include tips about which stocks to buy—which will, of course, be...
- Articles 2007-09-27
- Caledonia Mining Corporation — Nasdaq National Market
- TORONTO, Ontario--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 16, 1998--Caledonia Mining Corporation of Toronto (TSE:CAL) (NASDAQ:CALVF) reports that the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will no longer quote Caledonia's securities for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the sole reason that the price for the Corporation's common stock has not maintained a bid-price of US...
- Research articles 1998-10-16
- Mitsubishi UFJ Overpaying for UnionBanCal
- This is not a bad deal, at all, for existing (non-MUFG) UnionBanCal UB (65.51 +12.60%) shareholders: a decent premium pushing the stock to a new 52-week high, amidst ongoing market woes, not to mention UB’s last quote of $65+, which is above the $63 bid by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group...
- External links 2008-08-12
- Imperial Tobacco Group PLC FY07 Preliminary Earnings Call
- Question-and-Answer SessionUnidentified Analyst In the run up to Altadis during that process, I think you were quite clear that you felt that the scope of revenue synergies in Europe was not being fully appreciated. Now I presume that a significant part of that scope of revenue in...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-30
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. F4Q07 (Qtr End 9/30/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. We'll take our first question today from P.J. Juvekar from Citi. P. J. Juvekar - Citigroup Good morning. Paul E. Huck - Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Good morning P.J. Nelson Squires - Director, Investor Relations...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Fiserv Q2 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. At this time we'd like to entertain questions or comments Operator Instructions. One moment please, for the first question. Kartik Mehta - FTN Midwest Research Kartik Mehta, FTN Midwest. Good afternoon, Jeff. Jeff Yabuki Hey Kartik. Operator Your line is open, sir. Kartik Mehta -...
- Earnings calls 2007-04-25
- Nanogen, Inc. Q3 2008 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of [R. Andrews – Laidlaw Incorporated]. [R. Andrews – Laidlaw Incorporated] Would you bring us up to date on your plans and timing for a reverse split that you had mentioned several months ago? Nicholas...
- Earnings calls 2008-11-17
- Another JFK in the White House?
- ATLANTA, United States AFP ? Democrats like to quote John F. Kennedy, especially if they come from Massachusetts, but few can push the parallels with the revered former president as far as John Forbes Kerry. And its not just the initials. JFK was Kerry's schoolboy idol and if,...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- The Fight Over ECN Fees.
- A full-blown dispute has emerged between traders and electronic communications networks ECNs. At issue is the transaction or access fee, charged each time a market maker hits the bid or takes the offer on a stock an ECN is publicly quoting on Nasdaq. Many...
- Research articles 1998-07-01
