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Block trade A large trading order, defined on the New York Stock Exchange as an order that consists of 10,000 shares of a given stock or at a total market value of $200,000 or more.
Block trade. When at least 10,000 shares of stock or bonds valued at $200,000 or more are bought or sold in a single transaction, it is called a block trade. Institutional investors, including mutual funds and pension funds, typically trade in this volume, and most individual investors do not. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| 8 million shares of common stock, worth nearly $200 million, in a block trade with Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking. The money spent by the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington to block trade initiatives is one example. The company must stay within trading volume restrictions unless it is doing a block trade. |
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