more flexible than London Stock Exchange Main Market

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AIM is the London Stock Exchange’s growth market for smaller, high-risk companies, offering lighter regulation and easier admission and reporting requirements than the Main Market.

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instanceOf growth market ⓘ
multilateral trading facility ⓘ
stock exchange market ⓘ
admissionRequirements easier admission than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
allows dual listings with other exchanges ⓘ
comparedTo London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
linked to: UK Main Market
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currency Pound sterling ⓘ
distinguishedFrom London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
linked to: UK Main Market
focus early‑stage companies ⓘ
growth companies ⓘ
smaller, high‑growth businesses ⓘ
governedBy AIM Regulation (division of London Stock Exchange) ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Alternative Investment Market ⓘ
hasFeature continuous disclosure obligations for issuers ⓘ
no formal minimum free float requirement (subject to rules and practice) ⓘ
no minimum market capitalisation requirement (subject to rules) ⓘ
hasListingRules AIM Rules for Companies ⓘ
AIM Rules for Nominated Advisers ⓘ
inception 1995 ⓘ
investorBase high‑net‑worth individuals ⓘ
institutional investors ⓘ
retail investors (subject to suitability and access) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
listingType equity securities ⓘ
locatedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
marketSegmentOf London Stock Exchange ⓘ
marketType junior market ⓘ
offers public equity financing for smaller companies ⓘ
operatedBy London Stock Exchange ⓘ
predecessor Unlisted Securities Market ⓘ
primaryPurpose provide access to equity capital for smaller companies ⓘ
regulator Financial Conduct Authority (for certain aspects) ⓘ
regulatoryFramework exchange‑regulated market rather than EU regulated market ⓘ
regulatoryRegime lighter regulation than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
reportingRequirements less onerous than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
requires nominated adviser (NOMAD) for listed companies ⓘ
riskProfile higher investment risk than London Stock Exchange Main Market ⓘ
sectorDiversity multiple sectors including technology, healthcare, natural resources and financials ⓘ
shortName AIM ⓘ
targetAudience high‑risk companies ⓘ
smaller companies ⓘ
taxEnvironment eligible for certain UK tax reliefs for qualifying investors and companies ⓘ
timeZone London time (UK time zone) ⓘ
linked to: Europe/London
tradingDays business days in the United Kingdom ⓘ
typicalIssuerStage early‑stage ⓘ
growth‑stage ⓘ

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