consolidated tape

consolidated tape definition - business

consolidated tape

An integrated reporting system of price and volume data for trades in listed securities in all markets in which the securities trade. Thus, the consolidated tape would report trades in General Motors stock not only from its principal market on the New York Stock Exchange, but also from all the other markets in which it trades.

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