Briefkurs
German
Etymology
Brief (“letter; certificate”) + Kurs (“rate; price”). Historically, the Brief (letter) refers to the available physical stock certificate or security being offered for sale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːfˌkʊʁs/
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Hyphenation
Hyphenation: Brief‧kurs
Noun
Briefkurs m (strong, genitive Briefkurses, plural Briefkurse)
- (finance) ask price; offering price (the lowest price at which a seller is willing to sell a security)
- Antonym: Geldkurs
Declension
Declension of Briefkurs [masculine, strong]
Related terms
- Geldkurs (bid price; the price at which a buyer is willing to buy)
- Wechselkurs (exchange rate)
- Aktienkurs (stock price)
- verfügbarer Briefkurs (available ask price)
- Briefseite (ask side of the order book)
See also
- Geld-Brief-Spanne (bid-ask spread)
- Verkaufspreis (selling price)
- Börse (stock exchange)