Список проголосовавших за комментарий "Ziigmund,<br/> <br/> <blockquote><em>In some cases for super high-volume stocks (or when lots of shares move in a short period of time) you may notice that <strong>ask and bid prices are equal</strong>. That is because at that given point the ask price of one dealer may end up the same as the bid price for another one, and your broker shopping around for the best prices shows you the best ask and bid prices it can find. Of course at times the bid price may end up higher than the ask price coming from different dealers, but market action ensures that such a condition will not last for more than a few seconds.</em></blockquote><br/> Цитата из книжки лохматого года. Я не специалист, как идут потоки на Америке, может там не слепок стакана летит в терминал, а отдельно слепок бидов и асков, но за чо купил, за то и продаю."