Question

You would like to buy shares of International Business Machines (IBM). The current bid and ask quotes are $103.25 and $103.30, respectively. You place a market buy-order for 200 shares that executes at these quoted prices. How much money did it cost to buy these shares?a. $10,330.00 b. $20,650.00 c. $20,660.00 d. None of the options

Answer 1

Answer:

c. $20,660.00

Explanation:

The current bid and ask quotes are quotes on a single share of stock. The bid price is the price at which buyers are willing to buy a stock while the ask price is the price sellers are willing to sell a stock.

If you would like to buy shares of International Business Machines (IBM), you will do so at the ask price;

Hence cost of shares

= 200 × $103.30

= $20,660

Answer 2

Answer:

$20,650.00

Explanation:

In the equity market, when shares are being bought there are usually bids submitted that will determine the buying price, so bid price is the price at which a share is bought. In this case it is $103.25.

When selling shares the price at which it is sold is the ask price.

Therefore the price for buying the IBM shares= Bid price* Quantity

= 103.25 * 200= $20,650