A postponement of the start of the trading day for a specific issue resulting...
The postponement of the start of trading in a stock until an imbalance in buys and sell orders is corrected.
The postponement of the start of trading in a stock beyond the normal opening of a day's trading because exchange officials judge that market conditions justify such a delay. Such market conditions may be caused by a great influx (or an extreme imbalance) in buy and sell orders, or pending corporate news that requires time for dissemination. See: Suspended Trading; Trading Halt
A stock that doesn't start trading until 10:00 or so because some great news was announced and they held the stock back from opening so that more people could put in buy orders before it opened at the high price for the day.
The postponement of trading of an issue on a stock exchange beyond the normal opening of a day's trading because of market conditions that have been judged by exchange officials to warrant such a delay. Reasons for the delay might be an influx of either buy or sell orders, an imbalance of buyers and sellers, or pending corporate news that requires time for dissemination.
Used for listed equity securities. Postponement of the start of trading in a stock until a gross imbalance in buy and sell orders is overcome. Such an imbalance is likely to follow on the heels of a significant event such as a takeover offer. See suspended trading.
An intentional delay in the start of trading in a share until a large imbalance in buy and sell orders is eliminated.