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ListingThe process by which a company's shares become tradable on a stock exchange. Also known as a 'flotation'.An unlisted company's shares are tradable privately between the shareholders and the pricing of the shares is difficult to determine.Listing on the London Stock Exchange changes the situation. The shares get a daily price quotation, any member of the public can buy and sell the shares through brokers and market makers, and if the company wishes to raise new capital it has the option of issuing new shares.ListingIn the context of real estate, written agreement between a property owner and a real estate broker that gives the broker permission to find a buyer or tenant for some property. See: Listing broker.Listing Similar MatchesDual listingDual listingListing of a security on more than one exchange, thus increasing the competition for bid and offer prices, the liquidity of the securities, and the length time the stock can be traded daily (if listed on both the east and west coasts.) See: Listed security. New listingNew listingA security that has just been entered on a stock or bond exchange for trading. UK Listing AuthorityUK Listing AuthorityThe body authorised by the FSA that decides on the rules for the listing of public companies, reviews and approves the prospectuses of companies that want to list, and which in consultation with various departments of the London Stock Exchange, enforces those rules. Listing particularsListing particularsDetails which a company is obliged to publish about itself together with any securities it issues before it obtains a listing on a recognised stock exchange.The listing rules of the London Stock Exchange are issued in a yellow binder and commonly known as the Yellow Book. Separate listing rules exist for the Alternative Investment Market. Multiple listingMultiple listingAn agreement used by a broker who is a member of a multiple-listing organization, providing the exclusive right to sell with an additional authority and obligation on the part of the listing broker to distribute the listing to the other brokers. Further Suggestionslisting rulesListing broker Nonexclusive Listing Exclusive Listing Listing requirements |
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