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Electronic Communication Network
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Electronic Communication Network
A computer system that facilitates over-the-counter trading as well as exchange trading. The electronic communication network sends buy or sell orders to the appropriate specialiston the floor of a stock exchange, bypassing the floor broker. A company running an ECN charges a fee for its services.

Electronic Communication Network (ECN)

What Does Electronic Communication Network (ECN) Mean?

An electronic trading system that attempts to eliminate the role of a third party in the execution of orders entered by an exchange market maker or an over-the-counter market maker and permits such orders to be executed entirely or partly.

Investopedia explains Electronic Communication Network (ECN)

An ECN connects major brokerages and individual traders so that they can trade directly among themselves without having to go through a middle man.

Related Terms:
Broker-Dealer
Market Maker
Over the CounterOTC
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