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Moving Ticker

Moving Ticker is a defined Regulation NMS display concept for continuous real-time transaction or last-sale information, excluding a dynamic market monitoring device.

Quick answer

Under Regulation NMS, a moving ticker is a continuous real-time moving display of transaction reports or last-sale data, other than a dynamic market monitoring device.

Key details

Canonical FormMoving Ticker
Core MeaningA Regulation NMS-defined continuous real-time moving display of transaction reports or last-sale data, other than a dynamic market monitoring device, provided on an interrogation or other display device.

Further guidance

History Boundary

This page reflects the current reviewed § 242.600(b)(58) definition.

Meaning

The definition centers on a continuous real-time moving display of transaction reports or last-sale data and explicitly excludes a dynamic market monitoring device.

Usage Boundary

Keep the securities-information and display-device scope; the ordinary phrase moving ticker can be broader.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

  1. 17 CFR § 242.600 — NMS security designation and definitions (opens in a new tab)Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School · Current e-CFR text for Regulation NMS definitions, including average midpoint and spread metrics, protected quotation and trade-through terms.

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