Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary
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In relation to share, bond and currency markets, the difference between the bid price and the ask (offering) price, incorporating both an estimate of demand and potential profit for the seller; In relation to unit trusts, the difference between the allocation of redemption price of units, as a result of transaction costs incurred in buying and selling the underlying securities which make up the value of the trust. In relation to option markets, the holding of a long position and an offsetting short position, usually in contracts with the same underlying security or asset.
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