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Normal trading unitThe normal size of a securities order. A normal trading unit for shares is 100. Also called a round lot. Known as an odd lots where trades of shares are below 100.Normal trading unitSee: Round lot.Normal trading unit Similar MatchesHistorical trading rangeHistorical trading rangeThe range of price over which a security or a commodity has traded since listing on a exchange. COLT (Continuous on line trading system)COLT (Continuous on line trading system)Computerized OTC traders assistance system that provides for trade entry and position monitoring, among other functions. Stock Exchange Electronic Trading ServiceStock Exchange Electronic Trading ServiceThe automated trading system introduced in 1997 for the largest companies quoted on the main list of the London Stock Exchange. Trades through SETS match buyers and sellers automatically, cutting out the need for a market maker which theoretically means a narrower bid-offer spread. Smaller companies continue to use the SEAQ 'quote' book system, with market makers quoting prices to brokers and trades being done on a semi-automatic rather than fully-automatic basis. Commodity Futures Trading CommissionCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCreated by the US Congress in 1974 to regulate exchange trading in futures. URL: http://www.cftc.gov Crowd tradingCrowd tradingUsed for listed equity securities. Group of exchange members with a defined area of function tending to congregate around a trading post pending execution of orders. Includes specialists, floor traders, odd-lot dealers, and other brokers as well as smaller groups with specialized functions. See: Priority. Further SuggestionsTrading paperMatrix trading Unit of trading Arbitrage Trading Program (ATP) State trading enterprise Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last trading day Dealing desk (Trading desk) trading unit Trading desk (dealing desk) day trading Stock Exchange Automated Trading System PLUS Subject to a print or execution or trading Trading Index Decimal trading Trading volume Trading Commodity Trading Advisor programme trading Trading authorization After hours dealing or trading Automated Pit Trading (APT) trading posts automated pit trading Full trading authorization |
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