Alternative Investment Market
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equity market for smaller companies
stock exchange market segment
sub-market of the London Stock Exchange
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange designed to help smaller, growing companies access public equity capital with more flexible regulatory requirements than the main market.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T333044 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Alternative Investment Market Context triple: [London Stock Exchange, marketSegment, Alternative Investment Market]
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A.
Capital Magnet Fund
The Capital Magnet Fund is a federal program that provides competitive grants to finance affordable housing and related community development projects in low-income communities across the United States.
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B.
Committee for Investments
The Committee for Investments is a Vatican body within the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing and guiding the Holy See’s financial and investment activities.
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C.
Small Business Investment Companies
Small Business Investment Companies are privately owned and managed investment funds licensed by the U.S. government to provide debt and equity financing to small businesses.
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D.
Regulation A
Regulation A is a U.S. securities offering exemption that allows smaller companies to raise limited amounts of capital from the public with simplified registration and reporting requirements compared to a full SEC-registered offering.
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E.
NYSE Arca
NYSE Arca is an electronic securities exchange in the United States known for trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and equities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alternative Investment Market Target entity description: The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange designed to help smaller, growing companies access public equity capital with more flexible regulatory requirements than the main market.
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A.
Capital Magnet Fund
The Capital Magnet Fund is a federal program that provides competitive grants to finance affordable housing and related community development projects in low-income communities across the United States.
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B.
Committee for Investments
The Committee for Investments is a Vatican body within the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing and guiding the Holy See’s financial and investment activities.
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C.
Small Business Investment Companies
Small Business Investment Companies are privately owned and managed investment funds licensed by the U.S. government to provide debt and equity financing to small businesses.
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D.
Regulation A
Regulation A is a U.S. securities offering exemption that allows smaller companies to raise limited amounts of capital from the public with simplified registration and reporting requirements compared to a full SEC-registered offering.
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E.
NYSE Arca
NYSE Arca is an electronic securities exchange in the United States known for trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and equities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equity market for smaller companies
ⓘ
stock exchange market segment ⓘ sub-market of the London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| disclosureRequirements | less onerous than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ |
| governedBy |
AIM Rules for Companies
ⓘ
AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AIM ⓘ |
| hasIssuerType |
domestic companies
ⓘ
international companies ⓘ |
| hasListingCategory |
depositary receipts
ⓘ
shares ⓘ warrants ⓘ |
| hasListingSegment | AIM securities ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listingRequirements |
no minimum free float requirement
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no minimum market capitalization requirement ⓘ no minimum trading record requirement ⓘ |
| marketType |
growth market
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junior market ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed for smaller, growing companies
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more flexible regulatory requirements than main market ⓘ |
| operatedBy | London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| parentMarket |
London Stock Exchange
ⓘ
surface form:
London Stock Exchange Main Market
|
| partOf | London Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | facilitate access to public equity capital for smaller companies ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Financial Conduct Authority ⓘ |
| regulatoryRegime | lighter regulation than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ |
| replaced |
Alternative Investment Market
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Unlisted Securities Market
|
| requires | nominated adviser ⓘ |
| riskProfile | higher risk than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ |
| sectorFocus |
early-stage companies
ⓘ
growth companies ⓘ small-cap companies ⓘ venture-stage companies ⓘ |
| shortName | AIM ⓘ |
| timeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| tradingDays | Monday to Friday ⓘ |
| tradingSystem | SETSqx ⓘ |
| typicalInvestorProfile |
high-net-worth individuals
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institutional investors ⓘ |
| website | https://www.londonstockexchange.com/markets/aim ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alternative Investment Market Description of subject: The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange designed to help smaller, growing companies access public equity capital with more flexible regulatory requirements than the main market.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Unlisted Securities Market
this entity surface form:
Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
this entity surface form:
Growth Enterprise Market
subject surface form:
Nairobi Securities Exchange
this entity surface form:
Alternative Investment Market Segment
this entity surface form:
Market for Alternative Investment
this entity surface form:
Alternative Investment Market (London)