served as London’s principal securities exchange before London Stock Exchange

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The entity is a historic financial marketplace in London that functioned as the city’s main securities trading center prior to the establishment of the London Stock Exchange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coffee house
historic financial marketplace
securities exchange
associatedWith Exchange Alley
London Stock Exchange
city London
linked to: London, England
country Kingdom of Great Britain
endTime early 19th century
followedBy London Stock Exchange
function securities trading center
stock trading venue
historicalRole main center for securities trading in London before the London Stock Exchange
industry financial services
securities trading
locatedIn England
London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
location Change Alley, City of London
notableFor being a central meeting place for London stockbrokers
hosting early share and securities trading in London
partOf history of the London financial markets
preceded formal establishment of the London Stock Exchange
precededBy informal street trading in Exchange Alley
replacedBy London Stock Exchange
servedAs London’s principal securities exchange
significance early organized stock exchange in London
forerunner of the London Stock Exchange
startTime c. 1690s
late 17th century
usedFor meeting place for brokers and jobbers
trading of government securities
trading of stocks

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Royal Exchange, London significantEvent served as London’s principal securities exchange before London Stock Exchange