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 ====== London Stock Exchange (LSE) ====== ====== London Stock Exchange (LSE) ======
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 The primary equity market in the United Kingdom and a member of the London Stock Exchange Group which also includes Borsa Italiana. The primary equity market in the United Kingdom and a member of the London Stock Exchange Group which also includes Borsa Italiana.
  
 [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/home/homepage.htm | Homepage]] [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/home/homepage.htm | Homepage]]
      
-Currency: British Pence (GBx)\\ +Currency: British Pence (GBX)
-Time Zone: UTC 00:00+
  
-[[http://www.lseg.com/areas-expertise/our-markets/london-stock-exchange/equities-markets/trading-services/business-days | Business Days]]\\ +  * [[http://www.lseg.com/areas-expertise/our-markets/london-stock-exchange/equities-markets/trading-services/business-days | Business Days]] 
-[[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/technical-library/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications.htm | Millennium Exchange Business Parameters]]+  [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/technical-library/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications.htm | Millennium Exchange Business Parameters]]
  
-==== Lit Order Types ==== +==== Order Types ====
-  * Limit Buy/Sell (Day/IOC) +
-  * Market Buy/Sell (Day)+
  
-==== Available ATS ==== +  Limit Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day/IOC) 
-  * [[batseurope|BATS Europe]] +  * Market Buy/Sell→ShortSell (Day)
-  [[batseurope|Chi-X Europe]] +
-  * [[turquoise|Turquoise]]+
  
 ==== Basic Market Rules ==== ==== Basic Market Rules ====
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   * Tick Size: for more information, see the Price Format Schedules of the Millennium Exchange Business Parameters document on the [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/technical-library/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications.htm | Technical Specifications]] page.   * Tick Size: for more information, see the Price Format Schedules of the Millennium Exchange Business Parameters document on the [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/technical-library/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications/millennium-exchange-technical-specifications.htm | Technical Specifications]] page.
   * Short Sale Rules: naked short selling is prohibited. For more information, see the [[https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/short-selling | Short Selling]] page.   * Short Sale Rules: naked short selling is prohibited. For more information, see the [[https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/short-selling | Short Selling]] page.
-  * Circuit Breakers: an auction will be triggered when the price of a potential execution is more than a defined percentage above or below the applicable reference price(s). For more information, see the [[hhttp://www.lseg.com/guide-to-trading-system | Guide to Trading System]] page.+  * Circuit Breakers: an auction will be triggered when the price of a potential execution is more than a defined percentage above or below the applicable reference price(s). For more information, see the [[https://docs.londonstockexchange.com/sites/default/files/documents/maintaining-orderly-markets.pdf | Guide to Trading System]] page.
   * Minimum Order Size for ASM6 Sector Symbols: symbols in the ASM6 sector of LSE have a minimum order size equal to 40% of Nominal Market Size (i.e., the size that is quoted by the market maker).   * Minimum Order Size for ASM6 Sector Symbols: symbols in the ASM6 sector of LSE have a minimum order size equal to 40% of Nominal Market Size (i.e., the size that is quoted by the market maker).
   * Market Maker System on Some Equity Segments: the following market segments involve a market maker (not fully electronic). Orders submitted for symbols trading on these segments may behave differently and may cause delays in order acknowledgement and execution compared to fully electronic segments:   * Market Maker System on Some Equity Segments: the following market segments involve a market maker (not fully electronic). Orders submitted for symbols trading on these segments may behave differently and may cause delays in order acknowledgement and execution compared to fully electronic segments:
     * AIM/AIMI/ASQ1/ASQ2/ASQN/ASX1/ASX2/ASXN/SFM2/SFM3/SFM4/SSQ3/SSQ4/SSX3/SSX4     * AIM/AIMI/ASQ1/ASQ2/ASQN/ASX1/ASX2/ASXN/SFM2/SFM3/SFM4/SSQ3/SSQ4/SSX3/SSX4
 +  * **Note:** as part of pre-trade transparency requirements under the new MiFID II rule, Europe hidden or hidden portion of iceberg (e.g., CHIX-X Bats and Turquoise reserve/dark orders) order must be sent above the Large In Scale (LIS) thresholds as defined by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). For more information about the MiFID II rules, visit the ESMA official website at https://www.esma.europa.eu/.
  
 ==== Minimum Quantity at Touch ==== ==== Minimum Quantity at Touch ====
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   * All auction orders, aggressive orders, and passive orders that are priced at touch or less competitively will continue to be accepted   * All auction orders, aggressive orders, and passive orders that are priced at touch or less competitively will continue to be accepted
   * Incoming passive orders less than 40% EMS that would otherwise create a new BBO will be rejected on entry   * Incoming passive orders less than 40% EMS that would otherwise create a new BBO will be rejected on entry
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 ==== Auction Mechanisms ==== ==== Auction Mechanisms ====
-The LSE auction mechanism is the same for price monitoring auction (circuit breakers), open and closing auctions. The details of how the mechanism works can be found in section 7.2 of the document found [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/trading-services/guide-to-new-trading-system.pdf | here]].+ 
 +The LSE auction mechanism is the same for price monitoring auction (circuit breakers), opening auction, and closing auction. 
 === Open === === Open ===
-The opening auction occurs at 08:00 and is preceded by a 10-minute order entry phase from 07:50-08:00. During this order entry phase orders can be entered but will not be matched.+ 
 +The opening auction occurs at 08:00 and is preceded by a 10-minute order entry phase at 07:50 - 08:00. During the order entry phaseorders can be entered but will not be matched. 
 === Close === === Close ===
  
-The closing price defined by following closing auction mechanism:+The closing price is defined by following the closing auction mechanism.
  
-**Auction** means an auction conducted in a trading platform in respect to qualifying orders at the auction price pursuant to the following process:+**Auction** means an auction conducted in a trading platform with respect to qualifying orders at the auction price pursuant to the following process:
  
 The execution price for an auction will be the price that: The execution price for an auction will be the price that:
   * Maximizes the executable volume   * Maximizes the executable volume
   * If more than one execution price would result in the same executable volume, the price that minimizes the surplus volume will be chosen   * If more than one execution price would result in the same executable volume, the price that minimizes the surplus volume will be chosen
-  * If more than one execution price would result in the same surplus volume at the execution price , the price that reflects the balance of pressure on the order book is chosen +  * If more than one execution price would result in the same surplus volume at the execution price, the price that reflects the balance of pressure on the order book is chosen 
-  * If the balance of pressure on the order book is even, the auction price will be equivalent to the reference price (last traded price on the central book).+  * If the balance of pressure on the order book is even, the auction price will be equivalent to the reference price (last traded price on the central book)
   * If there is no reference price, the lowest price will be chosen   * If there is no reference price, the lowest price will be chosen
  
 **Auction Periods** **Auction Periods**
  
-1. **Continuous Trading** (08:00 - 12:00+1. **Continuous Trading** (08:00 - 16:30
-  * Closing orders may be entered with ATC or GTA validity tags which will remain dormant until the closing auction call+  * Closing orders may be entered with ATC or GTA validity tagswhich will remain dormant until the closing auction call
   * No closing orders will be matched   * No closing orders will be matched
-  * Orders may be entered, amended cancelled+  * Orders may be entered, amended, and cancelled
  
-2. **Intraday Auction** (12:00:01 - 12:05) 
-  * Orders may be entered, amended & cancelled 
-  * Orders will not be matched 
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-3. **Continuous Trading** (12:05:01 - 16:30) 
-  * Closing orders may be entered with ATC or GTA validity tags which will remain dormant until the closing auction call 
-  * No closing orders will be matched 
-  * Orders may be entered, amended & cancelled 
  
-4.** Closing Auction Call** (16:30:01 - 16:35+2.** Closing Auction Call** (16:30:01 - 16:34:30
-  * Orders may be entered, amended cancelled+  * Orders may be entered, amended, and cancelled
   * Orders will not be matched   * Orders will not be matched
  
-5. **Closing Price Crossing Session** (16:35:01 - 16:40:00)+3. **Closing Price Crossing Session** (16:34:31 - 16:40:00)
   * Orders will be matched   * Orders will be matched
  
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 For more information on LSE auction mechanisms, see the [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/trading-services/trading-services.htm | Trading Services]] page. For more information on LSE auction mechanisms, see the [[http://www.londonstockexchange.com/products-and-services/trading-services/trading-services.htm | Trading Services]] page.
-===== Additional Info ===== 
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[market_guides|Market Guides]]   * [[market_guides|Market Guides]]
-===== References ===== 
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