1.   Bigger spreads mean bigger gaps between what buyers pay and sellers receive.

2.   Smaller spreads generally mean better prices for investors.

3.   That demographic spread means we have to travel more.

4.   The lower spreads mean lower costs for investors, because Nasdaq investors generally do not trade directly with one another.

5.   The rapid spread of personal computers means their prices will have five times the weight that information processing devices had in the old survey.

6.   The shrinking spread means that investors are not demanding as much extra interest to buy junk bonds.

7.   The wider spreads mean a securities firm can make millions of dollars more in trading profits.

8.   Until recently, the widening spreads meant that borrowers paid more, but credit to companies that willing to pay the tab did not really seem restricted.

9.   Smaller spreads mean investors can get better stock prices.