Yellow strip price or ''touch price'' is a term used in the '' UK'' stock market (

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) by

Market makers A market maker or liquidity provider is a company or an individual that quotes both a buy and a sell price in a tradable asset held in inventory, hoping to make a profit on the ''bid–ask spread'', or ''turn.'' The benefit to the firm is that it ...

for the highest bid price or lowest offer price, shown on the

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or SETS screen in a yellow strip. The difference between the lowest (offer) and highest (bidding) price is known as the bid–offer spread.

References

Reuters Glossary - Yellow strip
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