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Ask Price

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a currency pair.

What is Ask Price in forex trading?

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for a currency pair. Also known as the 'offer' price. When you buy a currency pair, you pay the ask price. The difference between the bid and ask price is the spread.

What this looks like across the brokers we track

Across the 42 brokers BrokerAnalysis tracks, the median EUR/USD spread is 0.5 pips, ranging from 0.0 to 1.5 pips, with 36 figures taken from the broker's own published specification.

Measured across 42 entities in the BrokerAnalysis dataset. See the full broker comparison

Detailed Explanation

Also known as the 'offer' price. When you buy a currency pair, you pay the ask price. The difference between the bid and ask price is the spread.

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