Securities Markets Flashcards
OATS
Order audit trail system - tracks life of order entered OTC both listed and unlisted
GTC
Good Till Cancelled - expired last day of April or October
NYSE and Nasdaq no longer allow
SEC act of 1934 regulates:
Exchanges
Margin
Registration
Price manipulation
Stop limit order
Combination of both stop and limit orders, a first, then process
ACT
Automated confirmation transaction system - verifies details of all ORC transactions After execution
Limit orders
Executed at specific price or better
Manning rule
Customer Limit order protection rule, must execute order w/in 60 seconds, fill customer orders upto as many shares executed for own acct
Stop orders
Used for protection, only available through OTC, triggers then executes immediately
Exchanges
Auction markets, centralized trading, trading floor
AON
All Or Nothing - entire order executed same time, same price
Cannot break it up
Secondary market
Exchange or OTC
4 categories: 1st mkt - listed, on an exchange 2nd mkt - unlisted, OTC 3rd mkt - listed, OTC 4th mkt - ECN
Market order
Buy or sell a security, immediately, at best price available
Consolidated tape
Reports trades of Listed securities on different markets
Includes exchanges mkt and 3rd & 4th mkt,
does not include primary mkt or options mkt or bonds
ALREADY EXECUTED
SEC rule 104 stabilization
UW can buyback at or below POP for stabilization, no time limit
Stopping stock
DMm guarantees price up to 2 minutes