The Official List (or ''UKLA Official List'') is the list of securities maintained by the British

Financial Conduct Authority The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It operates independently of the UK Government and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financi ...

(acting in its capacity as the UK Listing Authority). The list indicates the listing category of the listed

securities A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any for ...

and if they have a premium listing or standard listing. The Official List is a list of

issued by companies for the purpose of those securities being traded on a UK

regulated market A regulated market (RM) or coordinated market is an idealized system where the government or other organizations oversee the market, control the forces of supply and demand, and to some extent regulate the market actions. This can include tasks s ...

for the instruments listed in Section B of the Annex to the Investment Services Directive. An example of a UK regulated market is the

London Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange based in London, England. the total market value of all companies trading on the LSE stood at US$3.42 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cath ...

's Main Market. The list is updated several times a day between 8am and 6.05pm UK time; it will include details of listed securities such as description, country of origin and market status. The list is held in accordance with Section 74(1) of the British

Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency, assets and liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business Administration wich study the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling of an o ...

for the purposes of Part VI of the Act. This list was previously maintained by the

Financial Services Authority The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was a quasi-judicial body accountable for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2013. It was founded as the Securities and Investments Board (SIB) in 1985 ...

until it was dissolved in 2012. The FCA (along with the Prudential Regulation Authority) was formerly part of the

. The Journal of Regulation website, ''Financial Services Authority (FSA)''
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References

External links

The Official List
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