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ARTICLE · 23 FEBRUARY 1996

Amsterdam Update - Spring 96 - Amsterdam's Specialists Help Boost TSA

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The introduction of Trading System Amsterdam has helped increase market liquidity and sharpened the prices of the most actively traded stocks so that they are often better than those quoted on rival systems such as SEAQ International, according to a recently completed assessment of the system. The review also revealed that as a result of their active role in the wholesale segment, the hoekmen have made major contributions to the improvements. This is significant since banks and brokers are under no obligation to use the hoekman in the wholesale sector, yet in a majority of transactions they do.

A central market
The Amsterdam Exchanges NV believes the roles played by a central market and the hoekmen/market specialists in its structure work in the best interests of both private and institutional investors. Amsterdam Update spoke to two hoekmen; Frank Oosthoek of OAT, market specialists in ABN AMRO, among other stocks; and Dirk Mozer of Coffeng, market specialist in Royal Dutch

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