A Quoted Price is the most recent bid and ask prices that buyers and sellers agreed upon. The electronic ticker tape shows the quoted price for a stock, along with the stock symbol, the number of shares traded, the price traded at, an indication of an increase or decrease from the last quoted price, and the amount of price change.The bid is what buyers are willing to pay for a security at a given moment, while the ask is what sellers are willing to accept. The difference between these two prices is called the spread. When you place an order to buy or sell securities through a broker-dealer firm, they will charge you a commission based on this spread.The size of this spread varies depending on many factors including: market conditions (such as whether there are more buyers or sellers), liquidity (the ability to find someone else willing to take.
