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Broad tapeAn expanded version of the ticker tape, which is displayed on a screen in the board room of a brokerage firm and shows constantly updated financial information and news.Broad tapeTerm commonly applied to news wires carrying price and background information on securities and futures markets, in contrast to the exchanges' own price transmission wires.Similar MatchesBroadbandBroadbandHigh speed Internet access such as that achievable via cable and DSL. Broad BaseBroad BaseGenerally referring to an index, it indicates that the index is composed of a sufficient number of stocks or of stocks in a variety of industry groups. See also: Narrow-Based. Broad MarketBroad MarketUsually refers to indices such as the Wilshire 5000 that track the performance of 5,000 securities, rather than the more narrow measures such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S and P 500. |
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