The Official List (or ''UKLA Official List'') is the list maintained by the
Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulation, financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom, but operates independently of the UK Government, and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The ...
(acting in its capacity as th
UK Listing Authority in accordance with Section 74(1) of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000c 8 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as a regulator for insurance, investment business and banking, and the Financial Ombudsman Serv ...
(the Act) for the purposes of Part VI of the Act.
The Official List is a list of
securities
A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any for ...
issued by companies for the purpose of those securities being traded on a UK
regulated market
A regulated market (RM) or coordinated market is an idealized system where the government or other organizations oversee the market, control the forces of supply and demand, and to some extent regulate the market actions. This can include tasks ...
for the instruments listed in Section B of the Annex to the Investment Services Directive. An example of a UK regulated market is the
London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Pau ...
's Main Market.
References
External links
The Official List
Securities (finance)
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