active market

active market definition - finance
Heavy volume; can be used for an exchange or a specific security. An active market is more liquid and has a smaller bid/ask spread, which is the difference between the sell and purchase prices.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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