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What is Affirmative Obligation?

Definition of Affirmative Obligation

A New York Stock Exchange rule that governs the behavior of specialists. Affirmative obligation is themandate of the specialists to step in and act as either the buyer or the seller when public investor orders exist do not match up naturally. Also known as positive_obligation.Related: negative_obligation.
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