Steven: Hello, can I speak to Mr. Green?
Brokedealer: Yes, speaking.
Steven: This is Steven speaking. I'd like to buy a stock.
Brokedealer: What stock do you want to buy and how many?
Steven: I'd like to buy 1 000 shares of Dubon.
Brokedealer: Let me get the asking price of the stock. Just a moment. Oh, now the asking price is $90 each share. By the way, what is the offering price?
Steven: Let me see. The offering price is near or at $88.
Brokedealer: Then the difference between the asking price and the offering price is $2. It's hard to take place today.
Steven: Do you mean that I have to buy it at current price?
Brokedealer: You can decide by yourself.
Steven: I heard that this stock would go up. Hum, I will take it at current price.
Brokedealer: So, now I will buy in. Are you sure?
Steven: Yes, please.

史蒂文：你好，我可以和格林先生通电话吗？
股票经纪人：我就是，请讲。
史蒂文：我是史蒂文。我想买股票。
股票经纪人：你要买哪一支呢？要买多少呢？
史蒂文：我想买1000股的杜邦股票。
股票经纪人：让我先看一下卖出价是多少。稍等一下。哦，现在卖出价每股90美元。顺便问一下，发行价是多少？
史蒂文：我看一下。发行价大概在88美元左右。
股票经纪人：卖出价和发行价的价差是两美元，今天是无法成交了。
史蒂文：你的意思是我只能现价买入了吗？
股票经纪人：你自己拿主意。
史蒂文：我听人说这支股票的价格会上涨。嗯……我按现价买入了。
股票经纪人：那现在我买入吧。你确定了吗？
史蒂文：是的，帮我买入吧。