HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Auction marketsThe financial definition for Auction markets:Markets in which the prevailing price is determined through the free interaction of prospective buyers and sellers, as on the floor of the stock exchange. Similar MatchesAuction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS)Auction Market Preferred Stock (AMPS)A type of Dutch Auction Preferred Stock (A Merrill Lynch product). Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)Auction rate preferred stock (ARPS)Floating-rate preferred stock, whose dividend is adjusted every seven weeks through a Dutch auction. Double auction marketDouble auction marketSystems by which listed securities are bought and sold through brokers on the securities exchanges, as distinguished from the OTC market, where trades are negotiated. Unlike the conventional auction with one auctioneer and many buyers, double auction markets consist of many sellers and many buyers. Further SuggestionsDouble auction systemDutch auction Dutch Auction Preferred Stock Periodic call auction Click to compare definitions of Auction markets Click to view definitions beginning au |