{
  "id": "bid-ask-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Bid-Ask Calculator",
  "shortName": "Bid-Ask",
  "description": "Calculate bid-ask spread, midpoint, spread percentage, and trade values for a quoted security.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "bid",
    "ask",
    "calculator",
    "bid ask calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/bid-ask-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Market quotes can change rapidly. This calculator does not provide investment advice or executable pricing.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/bid-ask-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/bid-ask-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/bid-ask-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/bid-ask-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/bid-ask-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/bid-ask-calculator/?bidPrice=99.5&askPrice=100.1&quantity=100",
  "queryParameters": {
    "bidPrice": {
      "label": "Bid price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 99.5
    },
    "askPrice": {
      "label": "Ask price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100.1
    },
    "quantity": {
      "label": "Quantity",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 100
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "bidPrice",
      "label": "Bid price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 99.5,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "askPrice",
      "label": "Ask price",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100.1,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01
    },
    {
      "id": "quantity",
      "label": "Quantity",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 100,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 1
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "spread",
      "label": "Bid-ask spread",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "spreadPercentMidpoint",
      "label": "Spread as % of midpoint",
      "format": "percent",
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "midpoint",
      "label": "Quote midpoint",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "buyValue",
      "label": "Cost to buy at ask",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "sellValue",
      "label": "Proceeds to sell at bid",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "roundTripSpreadCost",
      "label": "Immediate spread cost",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "spread = ask − bid; spread % = spread ÷ midpoint × 100%"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "bidPrice": 99.5,
        "askPrice": 100.1,
        "quantity": 100
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}