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Trading haltWhen trading of a stock, bond, option or futures contract is stopped by an exchange while news is being broadcast about the security. See: Suspended trading.Trading halt Similar MatchesArbitrage Trading Program (ATP)Arbitrage Trading Program (ATP)See: Program trading. Trading volumeTrading volumeThe number of shares transacted every day. As there is a seller for every buyer, one can think of the trading volume as half of the number of shares transacted. That is, if A sells 100 shares to B, the volume is 100 shares. Automated Pit Trading (APT)Automated Pit Trading (APT)Introduced in 1989, APT is the LIFFE screen-based trading system that replicates the open outcry method of trading on screen. APT is used to extend the trading day for the major futures contracts as well as to provide a daytime trading environment for non-floor trading products. Trading limitTrading limitThe exchange-imposed maximum daliy price change that a futures contract or futures option contract can undergo. OvertradingOvertradingExcessive broker trading in a discretionary account. Underwriters persuade brokerage clients to purchase some part of a new issue in return for the purchase by the underwriter of other securities from the clients at a premium. This premium is offset by the underwriting spread. Further SuggestionsCOLT (Continuous on line trading system)Trading unit Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) programme trading Crowd trading trading posts fictitious trading Trading posts Trading price Trading authorization Central Warrants Trading Service last trading day Trading arrangement Commodity Futures Trading Commission Intermarket Trading System (ITS) Decimal trading Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service trading unit Dealing desk (Trading desk) Commodity Trading Advisor unit of trading Matrix trading Margin trading Trading profit Trading variation |
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