Financial and business terms. 2012.
block trade — block trader. the purchase and sale of blocks of securities through brokers, sometimes not members of an exchange, who negotiate between buyers and sellers. * * * … Universalium
block trade — block trader. the purchase and sale of blocks of securities through brokers, sometimes not members of an exchange, who negotiate between buyers and sellers … Useful english dictionary
block — Large quantity of stock or large dollar amount of bonds held or traded. As a rule of thumb, 10,000 shares or more of stock and $200,000 or more worth of bonds would be described as a block. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A large amount of shares … Financial and business terms
Block Order — A signficant order placed for sale or purchase of a large number of securities. Block orders are often used by institutional investors. Also known as a Block Trade . Typically, a 10,000 share order (excluding penny stocks) or $200,000 worth of… … Investment dictionary
block call — In the context of general equities, conference meeting during which customer indications and orders, along with the trader s own buy/sell preferences, are conveyed to the entire organization. See block list. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
Split Block Pricing — The act of dividing a large order of financial securities into several smaller lots in order to allow each portion to be traded at different prices. The ultimate effect of using a split block pricing method is that the trader will receive the… … Investment dictionary
Noise trader — A noise trader also known informally as idiot trader[1] is described in the literature of financial research as a stock trader whose decisions to buy, sell, or hold are irrational and erratic. The presence of noise traders in financial markets… … Wikipedia
Larry Williams (trader) — Larry R. Williams (born 1943) is a stock and commodities trader and technical analyst. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon, with a BS in journalism. [ [http://jcomm.uoregon.edu/alum/donors/williams.html University of Oregon School of… … Wikipedia
Adriaen Block — Adriaen (Aerjan) Block (c. 1567, Amsterdam ndash; buried April 27 1627, Amsterdam) was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present day New Jersey and Massachusetts during … Wikipedia
specialist block purchase and sale — purchase of a large number of securities by a specialist for himself or to pass on to another floor trader or block buyer. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
