- In finance, spread means the difference between two prices, rates or returns.
- One of the most common types is the bid-ask spread, which refers to the gap between the ask price (from buyers) and the ask price (from sellers) of a security or asset.
- Spread can also refer to the difference in a trading position - the gap between a short position (i.e. selling) in one futures contract or currency and a long position (i.e. buying) in another