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Auction marketsMarkets in which the prevailing price is determined through the free interaction of prospective buyers and sellers, as on the floor of the stock exchange.Auction markets Similar MatchesPeriodic call auctionPeriodic call auctionSelling stocks by bid at intervals throughout the day. Double auction systemDouble auction systemA market consisting of many sellers and many buyers, as opposed to a conventional auction with one market maker and many buyers. Double auction marketDouble auction marketSystems by which listed securities are bought and sold through brokers on the securities exchanges, as distinguished from the OTC market, where trades are negotiated. Unlike the conventional auction with one auctioneer and many buyers, double auction markets consist of many sellers and many buyers. Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)Floating-rate preferred stock, whose dividend is adjusted every seven weeks through a Dutch auction. Yankee auctionYankee auctionAn auction of multiple identical items in which the winning bidders pay the prices that they have bid. For a contrasting system, see 'Dutch auction'. Further SuggestionsWalrasian auctioneerDutch auction Dutch Auction Preferred Stock Dutch auction Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS) |
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