Electronic communications network

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Electronic Communications Networks, or ECNs, are electronic trading systems that automatically match buy and sell orders at specified prices. ECNs register in the U.S. with the SEC as broker-dealers, and their subscribers -- typically institutional investors, broker-dealers, and market-makers — can trade directly with the ECN. Individual investors must have an account with a broker-dealer subscriber to have their orders routed to an ECN for execution.[1]



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References

  1. ECNs/Alternative Trading Systems. www.sec.gov. Retrieved on May 22, 2008.


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