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Block Trade

A block trade involves the purchase or sale of a large quantity of securities. Typically, a block is considered to be at least 10,000 shares of stock or $200,000 in bonds. Block trades, which are most often made by institutional investors, can affect the market price of the security (this of course depends on the liquidity of the security).

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