block trade

noun

A high-volume transaction in a security that is privately negotiated and executed outside of the open market for that security.

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Meanings

nounblock trade (countable and uncountable, plural block trades)

plural block trades

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA high-volume transaction in a security that is privately negotiated and executed outside of the open market for that security.
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APA

block trade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20trade

MLA

“block trade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20trade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “block trade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/block%20trade.

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