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Big Bang

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Big Bang
The term applied to the liberalization in 1986 of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) when trading was automated.
Big Bang
The date, October 27, 1986, on which the London security markets were significantly deregulated. The deregulation eliminated fixed commissions on security trades and put an end to the prohibition against securities firms acting as brokers and dealers.
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