Display Book
Display Book was a proprietary tracking tool for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which was used to display, record and execute market orders. Trade and order data included the order type, price, time and quantity for a specific security. Display Book was a proprietary tracking tool for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Display Book was used on market exchanges to display, record, and execute market orders. Display Book was a proprietary tracking tool for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which was used to display, record and execute market orders. Trade and order data included the order type, price, time and quantity for a specific security. UTP furthermore combined the functions of Display Book and Super Display Book, the supporting database system for Display Book. The New York Stock Exchange is the largest equity exchange in the world. The NYSE Display Book was used by specialists on the exchange to execute orders and manage order flow.
What Is Display Book?
Display Book was a proprietary tracking tool for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) which was used to display, record and execute market orders. Trade and order data included the order type, price, time and quantity for a specific security. Specialists on an NYSE-affiliated exchange utilized the system for each security they traded. NYSE replaced Display Book with its Universal Trading Platform (UTP) in 2012.
Understanding Display Book
The New York Stock Exchange is the largest equity exchange in the world. The NYSE Display Book was used by specialists on the exchange to execute orders and manage order flow. A specialist manages the inventory of a stock as well as the orders and pricing for buy and sell trades. If the market becomes out of balance, specialists step in to use their inventory to manage the sudden shift in demand for the stock.
The Display Book helped specialists to keep track of the market activity in a specific security and posted data continuously to the consolidated tape. Display Book essentially served as a matching engine for orders submitted electronically to specialists. Upon execution of an order, the system instantly sent back trade confirmation to the broker-dealer that initiated the order.
Universal Trading Platform (UTP)
Over the years, with advancements in technology and increasing demands from the marketplace, a new system was needed to replace Display Book. Some of the changing market dynamics that led to the implementation of the Universal Trading Platform (UTP) included:
UTP is a turbocharged version of Display Book with lower latency, higher throughput, and greater functionality. UTP furthermore combined the functions of Display Book and Super Display Book, the supporting database system for Display Book.
NYSE and its family member exchanges completed their migration from Display Book to UTP. These exchanges include:
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