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RBA Glossary definition for bid
bid – The price offered to purchase securities in the primary market. In relation to a tender, a bid also includes the volume willing to be bought at the price offered.
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Liquidity in the Interdealer Foreign Exchange Market
10 Dec 2008
Bulletin
– December 2008
These are: the number of trades; the ‘best bid-ask spread’; and the ‘price impact’ of each trade. ... However, since August 2007, the average best bid-ask spread has widened to be back around 2005 levels.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/dec/1.html
Liquidity in the Australian Treasury Bond Futures Market
10 Jun 2012
Bulletin
– June 2012
order-based measures, which use order books to assess bid-ask spreads and market depth. ... Hence, the bid-ask spread in this example is 0.5 basis points (96.155 – 96.150).
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2012/jun/6.html
Recent Conditions in the Australian Foreign Exchange Market
10 Mar 2009
Bulletin
– March 2009
In Australia, the three most recent auctions have all been undersubscribed, with one of the auctions receiving no bids. ... The widening in the bid-ask spreads indicates liquidity deteriorated sharply across all these currency pairs in October (Graph 12)
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2009/mar/2.html
The Australian Credit Default Swap Market
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
Indicative bid-offer spreads quoted by dealers in both the CDS and bond markets are shown in Graph 5. ... Subsequently, however, there have been periods of significant pricing discrepancies, which seem larger than can be reasonably explained by liquidity
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/6.html
The Reserve Bank's Open Market Operations
10 Jun 2003
Bulletin
– June 2003
Graph 6. Graph 7. Market participants have from 9:30 am until 10:00 am to submit their bids/offers. ... Bids/offers for any given term are accepted in order of their competitiveness, and limits on individual counterparties are not applied.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2003/jun/1.html
Foreign Exchange Market Intervention
10 Dec 2011
Bulletin
– December 2011
Intervention in the broker market could involve the RBA placing a ‘bid’ or ‘offer’ but, if it wishes to send a stronger signal, the RBA would either ‘give the bid’ or ... Direct deals with banks are similar whereby the RBA would request a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/dec/7.html
Electronic Trading and the Australian Foreign Exchange Market
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
These transactions were also conducted over the telephone. Dealers could place bids (to buy) or offers (to sell) with the brokers for specific amounts and the brokers would communicate the current ... The platforms displayed, in real time, the best bid
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/6.html
The Reserve Bank's Domestic Market Operations
10 Jun 1985
Bulletin
– June 1985
For instance, an authorised money market dealer may bid for non-bank funds in the market to square its books. ... All bids/offers must normally be received by 10 a.m. and the Bank responds shortly after that.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1985/jun/2.html
Recent Developments in the Semi-government Bond Market
25 Jan 2024
Bulletin
– January 2024
The market for Australian state and territory government bonds is often referred to as the market for ‘semis’.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2024/jan/recent-developments-in-the-semi-government-bond-market.html
The Chinese Interbank Repo Market
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
The market for repurchase agreements (repos) is an important source of short-term funding for financial institutions operating in China. This article outlines the key features of Chinese repo markets, focusing on the interbank market, before
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/9.html