Ask Price
The ask price, also called the offer, is the lowest price a seller is currently willing to accept for a security.
The ask price is the best price at which someone is currently offering to sell a stock. If you buy shares right away with a market order, you will generally pay the ask price or something close to it.
The ask is always higher than the bid, which is the best price a buyer is offering. The difference between the two is the bid-ask spread, and it is one of the hidden costs of trading. Buying at the ask and immediately selling at the bid would lose you the spread.
Like the bid, the ask is often shown with a size, such as 300 shares, meaning sellers are offering that many shares at that price. If you want to buy more than that, part of your order may be filled at higher prices.
Example: a stock shows a bid of $20.00 and an ask of $20.05. A buyer using a market order pays about $20.05 per share. A buyer who places a limit order at $20.00 might pay less, but only if a seller agrees to that price.