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SEC's trade proposal irks some in industry.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, November, 2004

By Bill Deener, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 30--The Securities and Exchange Commission may soon unveil a new version of a proposal that, if adopted, would radically change the way stocks are traded.

The proposal, which staffers may present to the five SEC commissioners Dec. 15, basically expands the so-called "trade-through" rule. The New York Stock Exchange adopted the trade-through rule in 1975 to create an orderly market structure out of what was then a fragmented system.

The old rule requires that buy and sell orders for NYSE-listed stocks be routed to the market offering the best price. Buyers want the lowest price, and sellers want the highest price. Shares of companies listed on the NYSE...

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