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Record 1 2010-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Informatics
DEF

Institutional buying (buy program) or selling (sell program) of all stocks in a program or index on which options and/or futures are traded.

OBS

The method is controversial because some people believe that it injects instability into the financial markets, being liable to create sudden and steep share price movements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Informatique
CONT

Le poids des transactions programmées est plus important que ce que l'on pourrait croire. Il n'est pas rare qu'il atteigne quelque 20 % du volume boursier quotidien sur le parquet de la Bourse de New York.

Spanish

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