Dual listing

Dual Listing, as you might guess, signifies the listing of a company's shares on two separate stock exchanges. For many big U.K. companies, apart from being listed on the London Stock Exchange , they often also choose a listing in New York, although the latter is becoming far less prevelant now, due to stricter corporate governance rules 'across the pond'.

London itself offers second listings to many international companies listing on their home exchanges.

There are also companies which bypass a listing in their home market and go for a place on the stockmarket of another country only. Several hi tech Israeli companies have concluded the Tel Aviv market is not big enough to give them the shop window they'd like, so they've arranged quotes on Wall Street and London instead!

London, with its 'principles-based' regulations, has become an increasingly attractive place for foreign firms to list.

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See Also: Online share dealing service Stockmarket Centre

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