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Upstairs Trade

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Upstairs Trade

When a trade in a listed stock is not executed through the listing exchange.

Notes:

Historically, in an upstairs trade buyers and sellers would negotiate the price and conditions of the trade in the "upstairs" rooms of a brokerage firm. Some exchanges prohibit upstairs trading.

See also: Exchange, Listed Security, OTC

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