when an asking price is described as non negotiable it means it is not possible to haggle over it when one party sets a non negotiable price the option to attempt to negotiate has been effectively removed by the first party s unwillingness to participate in such a conversation 
for example a homeowner may be unwilling to sell their property unless a buyer offers at least 250 000 if the individual deems the asking price to be non negotiable a bid of 245 000 will be rejected a big company such as walmart inc is less likely to make price concessions than a much smaller retailer because it often can easily find other customers willing to pay what it wants in regards to securities if an asset is referred to as a registered security its price cannot be changed this can apply to savings bonds as they have a specified face value or par and cannot be negotiated to any other value a contract may contain certain non negotiable stipulations for example a job offer might offer scope to negotiate on salary but be rigid about other terms such as the number of days that an employee can take for annual leave moreover in the cases of leases on rental properties the amount due as payment may be considered non negotiable as it is often a fixed price that must be provided by the tenant to the property owner non negotiable securities and products are those that cannot be transferred from one party to the next an example of a non negotiable instrument also referred to as a non marketable instrument would be a government savings bond they can only be redeemed by the owner of the bond and are not allowed to be sold to other parties because they cannot be sold on these products also known as registered securities or non transferable securities are described as illiquid 