Average NBBO spread and the midpoint saving, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ET, June 17 2026
Answered against 22 years of US equities and 12 years of US options data and published with the query that produced it. This result is stored as of 2026-08-09, from Midpoint Peg Orders Explained: Half-Cent Fills.
| symbol | spread_cents | half_spread_cents |
|---|---|---|
| KO | 1.55 | 0.78 |
| SPY | 2.38 | 1.19 |
| NVDA | 2.41 | 1.2 |
| AAPL | 3.82 | 1.91 |
| MSFT | 6.22 | 3.11 |
| BLK | 170.76 | 85.38 |
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- 6 × 3
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- Completeness
- No missing values
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- US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data
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What each column holds
| Column | Type | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
symbol |
text | 6 distinct values (AAPL, BLK, KO…) | |
spread_cents |
number | 1.55 to 170.76 | |
half_spread_cents |
number | 0.78 to 85.38 |
Computed from Strasmore's warehouse of US exchange, SIP and OPRA market data. Equity prices are delayed; options greeks and implied volatility are end-of-day. This result is stored, not recomputed on load — it is exactly the numbers that were returned on , and the query below is what returned them.
the exact SQL behind every number
SELECT
ticker AS symbol,
round(avg(toFloat64(ask_price) - toFloat64(bid_price)) * 100, 2) AS spread_cents,
round(avg(toFloat64(ask_price) - toFloat64(bid_price)) * 50, 2) AS half_spread_cents
FROM global_markets.cache_stocks_quotes
WHERE ticker IN ('SPY', 'KO', 'AAPL', 'MSFT', 'NVDA', 'BLK')
AND sip_timestamp >= '2026-06-17 14:00:00'
AND sip_timestamp < '2026-06-17 15:00:00'
AND bid_price > 0
AND ask_price > bid_price
GROUP BY ticker
ORDER BY spread_cents ASC
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