SEAQ

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SEAQ (Stock Exchange Automated Quotations) was the London Stock Exchange’s electronic quote-driven trading system used primarily for smaller and less liquid securities.

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SEAQ canonical 3
SEAQ International 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electronic trading system
quote-driven trading system
abbreviationFor Stock Exchange Automated Quotations
assetClass equities
contrastWith order-driven trading systems
country United Kingdom
dataProvided market size information
real-time bid prices
real-time offer prices
designedFor securities with lower trading volumes
exchangeSegment London Stock Exchange
surface form: London Stock Exchange equity market
fullName Stock Exchange Automated Quotations
function display market makers’ bid and offer prices
facilitate trading in less liquid stocks
hasComponent market maker quotations
historicalContext transition from floor-based to electronic trading on LSE
historicalSignificance early electronic quotation system on London Stock Exchange
informationDisplay electronic quotation screens
introducedBy London Stock Exchange
liquidityProvision via competing market makers
location London, England
surface form: London
marketStructureRole platform for smaller-cap stocks
marketType secondary market
operatedBy London Stock Exchange
operationalMode continuous trading
orderHandling dealer-intermediated
pricingMechanism market maker quotes
primaryUse trading less liquid securities
trading smaller securities
regulatorJurisdiction UK financial markets regulation
relatedSystem SEAQ self-linksurface differs
surface form: SEAQ International

SETS
requires registered market makers
status largely superseded by order-driven systems
technologyType screen-based trading system
tradingAccess member firms of London Stock Exchange
tradingModel quote-driven
usedFor UK domestic securities
international securities listed in London

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SETSqx relatedTo SEAQ
SEAQ relatedSystem SEAQ self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: SEAQ International