How wide and spread are the economy and markets?

A bid-ask spread is the amount by which the ask price exceeds the bid price for an asset in the market. ... Secondly, there should be some friction in the supply and demand for that security in order to create a wide spread. Traders should use a ... read more

An open market is an economic system with no barriers to free market activity, such as tariffs, taxes, licensing requirements or subsidies. An open market is an economic system with no barriers to free market activity, such as tariffs, taxes, licensing requirements or subsidies. read more

Economic globalization refers to the increasing interdependence of world economies as a result of the growing scale of cross-border trade of commodities and services, flow of international capital and wide and rapid spread of technologies. read more