There was a time when an exchange was considered a centralised marketplace rather than a monopoly, and exchanges were member owned. Although Project Turquoise was born out of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which seeks to open up competition by splitting the listing function of an exchange from trading and pricing, many believe it is a sign that the equities market has come full circle following the demutualisation and commercialisation of exchanges.
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