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Consolidated Quotation System (CQS)

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Consolidated Quotation System (CQS)

An electronic system for disseminating the bid, ask, and size for a security in each market in which the security is traded. CQS was developed in 1978 by the National Association of Securities Dealers and the organized exchanges.

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