What Is the Bid Price?
The Bid Price is the price you receive when selling a financial instrument.
It represents the highest price a buyer in the market is currently willing to pay for that instrument.
Think of it like the “buying side” of a negotiation, buyers quote how much they’re willing to spend, and sellers decide whether to accept that offer.
How It Works
In every live market quote, you’ll always see two prices:
Bid / Ask
Bid – The price where your sell orders are executed.
Ask – The price where your buy orders are executed.
Because buyers aim to pay less and sellers aim to sell higher, the Bid is usually lower than the Ask.
The small difference between them is known as the spread, which reflects part of your trading cost and market liquidity.
Example
Quote: GBPUSD 1.33747 / 1.33757
1.33747 = Bid (Sell) Price
1.33757 = Ask (Buy) Price
If you place a market sell order, it will execute at 1.33747, the Bid Price.
Why It Matters
Entry price for sells: All market sell, sell stop and sell limit orders are executed at the Bid.
Exit price for buys: When you close a buy (long) position, it closes at the Bid.
Stop-loss and take-profit: For buy trades, these levels trigger when the Bid reaches your set price, not the Ask.
Tip: MT4/MT5 charts display Bid prices by default. If you want to see where your buy trades close, you can enable the Ask Line under chart settings.
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