Trading Basics
Bid-Ask Spread
The difference between the price the trader and buy at and the price they can sell at.
Also bid-offer spread. The wider the spread, the more the trader pays, reactively.
Other Trading Basics
American Option
An option that can get exercised at any time during its life.
European options can only be exercised at the end.
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