Talk:Cross listing

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The content may or may not refer properly to cross-listing. ADR's (American Depository Receipt), GDR's (Global Depository Receipt) and the like are a mechanism to repackage a security primarily listed on an Exchange (such as Frankfurt) to enable it to be purchased by an investor outside of that market (such as within the US on the NYSE). This is a distinct instrument, as not all the rights may come with the ADR, and the ADR is subject to the fluctuations of the underlying currency. The original issue (on Frankfurt) would be priced in EUR, while the ADR is priced in USD. In most cases, the ADR is convertible back into the original instrument (but needs to go through a process of conversion). The ADR also receives a different ISIN number, recognizing that it is not the same fungible instrument as the underlying stock.

However, many companies cross-list, where the stock is technically fungible between exchanges. Royal Dutch Shell, IBM, and Seimens are all examples where the same issue is traded in multiple markets. However, in Frankfurt and Paris, they are traded in EUR, London in GBP and on NYSE in USD. Prices are subject to local market conditions, as well as FX fluctuations and are not kept in perfect parity between markets. They tend to be more liquid than ADRs, GDRs and those types of conventions. While 'technically' fungible, these separate primary listings (they would all be considered 'primary' listings) are subject to re-registration which creates significant settlement risk if an investor wants to buy on one exchange and sell in another (especially where the currencies differ).

This primary listing activity should be noted as distinctly different than secondary listings, such as listings from the NYSE carried on regional exchanges such as Boston, Philadelphia or others within the same marketplace, or on MTF's (Multilateral trading facility) such as Chi-X or BATS.

http://archive.fisd.net/referencedata/default.asp#uii is a good starting place for more information.

Rcr203 (talk) 15:43, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Share price on different exchanges
This article omits to mention what mechanism, if any, is used to peg share price on one exchange with share price on another. Or are the different values free to wander? Or do arbiters sell on the dear exchange and buy on the cheaper, which would effect consistent share prices? This seems a most obvious question; I hope that someone can add the answer.FreeFlow99 (talk) 12:26, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

share prices on exchanges
Share price on independent exchanges are not "pegged" to each other, but driven by the market. Transparency keeps the prices mostly consistent across markets, after accounting for FX differences. There are potential arb opportunities between exchanges that exist, but the differing settlement cycles, problems with re-registration of an issue across domiciles, and other systemic difficulties are introduced. Rcr203 (talk) 16:46, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Cross-listing vs DR
I restructured the whole article, in particular the lead, to make it less bulky. But when checking other sources, I find that the distinction between depositary receipts and cross-listing is not always clear, and often used interchangeably. I think it would be useful to add some in-line references as evidence that the two terms are different 7804j (talk) 17:03, 3 December 2019 (UTC)