Buying or selling 10,000 shares of stock or $200,000 or more worth of bonds.

The sale or purchase of a large number of shares or debt instruments in a single transaction.

a large transaction, usually involving at least 10,000 or more shares of stock or US\$200,000 or more worth of bonds.

A transaction using the block trade facility.

A trade of a block of shares that is most likely to occur between two institutions because of the large amount of money involved.

a single trade of a large number of shares

A block trade, as defined on the New York Stock Exchange, is a large order that consists of at least 10,000 shares of a given stock or a total market-value of $200,000 or more. In the Marketocracy competition, you are not allowed to make block trades that comprise more than 25% of your total fund's value. Doing so would be a violation of competition rules and would make your fund ineligible for ranking.

A large trading order in a single stock. Such large orders enjoy more related reporting requirements because of the need to protect exposed market-makers and to maintain an orderly market. For SETS stocks in the UK, the critical level at which trades may be designed as ‘worked principal agreements' (another term for block trades) is eight times ‘normal market size'.

A trade that involves a large quantity of stock (i.e., 10,000 shares or more) or large dollar amount of bonds (i.e., $200,000 or more).

A large stock trade, taking place on the NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange or another exchange that has an order, which consists of 10,000 shares of a given stock or a total market value of $200,000 or more.

a transaction involving over 10,000 shares.

The transaction was reported using the block trade facility, which is at least 75 times the NMS for a security with an NMS of 2,000 shares OR above 50 times the NMS for a security with an NMS of 1,000 shares.

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 a total market-value of $200,000 or more.

A trade of a large number of shares, usually 10,000 shares or more.

A measure of the net asset worth of a company's common stock, calculated by subtracting a company's intangible assets and preferred stock from total net worth and then dividing by the amount of common shares outstanding.

a trade of 10,000 or more shares.

Usually, a trade of 10,000 shares or more. For bonds, a $200,000 face amount or more. Block trades are often executed through a special section of a brokerage firm called the Block Desk. Using the Block Desk may result in a better price.

a trade involving 10,000 shares or more

The purchase or sale of stock in a large quantity, normally 10,000 shares or more.

A large trade typically defined as a minimum of 10,000 shares or $200,000.

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.

Defined as 75 W the normal market size (NMS). Where a trade of this size is completed, it must be reported into SEAQ under the usual deadlines. However, whereas most trades are then displayed on the screen to give information to investors, display of these larger trades is usually delayed for five business days. This gives the market maker who has done the trade the opportunity to cover his position in the stock. See also Maximum Publication Level and Less Liquid SEAQ Securities. Generally, the phrase block trade can mean a trade which is larger than the normal size of a trade for the particular stock. Block trading refers to the trading of large parts of a portfolio and is often referred to as Upstairs Trading in the USA.

A large transaction that is negotiated off a trading floor or facility and then executed on an exchange's trading facility, as permitted under exchange rules. For more information, see CFTC Advisory: Alternative Execution, or Block Trading, Procedures for the Futures Industry.

A privately negotiated futures transaction executed apart from public auction market, either on or off the exchange trading floor. There are minimum order size requirements that vary according to product and order type, and eligibility for engaging in such trades is strictly regulated. Block Trades can only be negotiated with futures, options on futures, and CBOT swap trades (excludes all other basis trades).

In finance, a block trade is a trade that is usually at least 10,000 shares of a stock or $200,000 of bonds.