Block Trade

What does it mean?
The sale or purchase of a large quantity of securities.

In Other Words...
In general, 10,000 shares of stock (not including penny stocks) or $200,000 worth of bonds would be considered a block trade.

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Related Terms
Auction Market | Block House | Block Order | Bond | Elephants | Iceberg Order | Institutional Investor | Security | Shares

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