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Designated order turnaround system (DOT)Computerized order entry system that allows orders to buy or sell large baskets of stock to be transmitted immediately to the specialist on the exchange, where execution will occur quickly, depending on the basket size. Also used for odd-lot transactions to occur at the prices and quantities available. See: AOS.Designated order turnaround system (DOT) Similar MatchesSuper Designated Order Turnaround SystemSuper Designated Order Turnaround SystemThe system that transmits New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms' market and day limit orders, up to specified sizes in virtually all listed stocks, through the common message switch to the proper trading floor workstation. Specialists receiving orders through SuperDot execute them in the trading crowd at their posts, as quickly as market interest and activity permit, and return reports to the originating firm's offices via the same electronic circuit that brought them to the floor. Super-Dot can handle daily volume exceeding 2 billion shares. |
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