Geld-Brief-Spanne
German
Etymology
Geld (“money; bid”) + Brief (“letter; ask”) + Spanne (“span; range”). In trading contexts, Geld (money) identifies the side offering cash (the buyer), while Brief (letter) identifies the side offering the security certificate (the seller).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɛltˌbʁiːfˌʃpanə/
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Hyphenation
Hyphenation: Geld-Brief-Span‧ne
Noun
Geld-Brief-Spanne f (genitive Geld-Brief-Spanne, plural Geld-Brief-Spannen)
- (finance) bid-ask spread (the difference between the price for immediate sale and immediate purchase)
- Synonyms: Spread, Kursspanne, Geld-Brief-Abstand
Declension
Declension of Geld-Brief-Spanne [feminine]
Related terms
- Handelsspanne (trading margin; mark-up)
- Gewinnspanne (profit margin)
- Zeitspanne (period or span of time)
- Zinsspanne (interest rate spread; the difference between lending and deposit rates)
- Absatzspanne (marketing margin)
- Bruttospanne (gross margin)
- Einkaufsspanne (purchase margin)
See also
- Briefkurs (ask price; the price at which one can buy)
- Geldkurs (bid price; the price at which one can sell)
- Limitorder (limit order)
- Marktliquidität (market liquidity)
- Skontroführer (specialist; order book official)