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Definition of 'Fitch Sheet'

A data sheet containing historical listings of trades for a security. The fitch sheet shows a variety of transaction details, including the price, volume, time of trade and on which exchange the deal was executed.
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Investopedia explains 'Fitch Sheet'

Fitch sheets are typically obtained from financial data banks such as Quotron. The information contained in the sheet is used for a variety of reasons, such as confirming a historical trade, running analysis on the security or being examined by a regulator for suspicious activity.

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