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The world shown in this programme was changed for ever by the Big Bang on 27 October 1986. This was a series of deregulations of the rules and restrictions that governed the London Stock Exchange. These sweeping changes included the introduction of a computerised system that virtually wiped out face-to-face dealing, and the abolition of the division of members of the Exchange into jobbers and brokers. From this point onwards, one firm could carry out both roles and so act as a market maker, dealing with the public and trading on their behalf for a commission, while also buying and selling securities as a principal.

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