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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equity market for smaller companies
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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
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AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers → |
| hasAbbreviation | AIM → |
| hasIssuerType |
domestic companies
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international companies → |
| hasListingCategory |
depositary receipts
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shares → warrants → |
| hasListingSegment | AIM securities → |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form: "London"
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| 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
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surface form: "London Stock Exchange Main Market"
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| 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
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surface form: "Unlisted Securities Market"
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| requires | nominated adviser → |
| riskProfile | higher risk than London Stock Exchange Main Market → |
| sectorFocus |
early-stage companies
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growth companies → small-cap companies → venture-stage companies → |
| shortName | AIM → |
| timeZone |
British Summer Time
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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 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Growth Enterprise Market"
this entity surface form: "Alternative Investment Market (AIM)"
this entity surface form: "Unlisted Securities Market"