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HALT TRADING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- market opening
1, record 1, English, market%20opening
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opening 2, record 1, English, opening
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The hour at which trading begins on an organized exchange. 3, record 1, English, - market%20opening
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trading rotations are held on all exchanges at the market opening after the first trade in the underlying security, during periods of heavy order influxes, and after there has been a trading halt in the underlying security and trading in it and the options are resumed. 1, record 1, English, - market%20opening
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
opening: term and text reproduced from The Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance, Tenth Edition (1993), by Glenn G. Munn, F.L. Garcia and Charles J. Woelfel, with the permission of the copyright holder, The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. In no event shall McGraw-Hill have any liability to any party for special, incidental, tort, or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this material. 4, record 1, English, - market%20opening
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouverture de séance
1, record 1, French, ouverture%20de%20s%C3%A9ance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ouverture 2, record 1, French, ouverture
correct, feminine noun
- début de séance 3, record 1, French, d%C3%A9but%20de%20s%C3%A9ance
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les rotations sont effectuées sur toutes les bourses à l'ouverture de la séance après la première transaction d'actions sous option, durant les périodes d'afflux d'un grand nombre d'ordres, et après un arrêt des transactions des actions sous option et la reprise de ces transactions ainsi que des transactions d'options sur ces actions. 4, record 1, French, - ouverture%20de%20s%C3%A9ance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- halt in trading on securities
1, record 2, English, halt%20in%20trading%20on%20securities
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- halt in trading 2, record 2, English, halt%20in%20trading
correct
- halt 3, record 2, English, halt
correct
- suspended trading of securities 1, record 2, English, suspended%20trading%20of%20securities
correct
- suspended trading 4, record 2, English, suspended%20trading
correct
- trading halt on securities 1, record 2, English, trading%20halt%20on%20securities
correct
- trading halt 2, record 2, English, trading%20halt
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
On a stock exchange, a halt to trading in the shares of a particular company. Suspension may occur until significant news, such as a takeover bid or a major mineral find, is announced and widely disseminated, or until details of a takeover bid are clarified, or because a company breaks the rules of the listing stock exchange. 5, record 2, English, - halt%20in%20trading%20on%20securities
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trading is normally resumed when important corporate news has been disseminated and clarified, or when a listed company has dealt with its infraction of the stock exchange’s rules to the satisfaction of the exchange. 5, record 2, English, - halt%20in%20trading%20on%20securities
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- suspension de cotation
1, record 2, French, suspension%20de%20cotation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arrêt des opérations 2, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20des%20op%C3%A9rations
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Interruption provisoire des opérations sur les valeurs d'un émetteur, notamment dans le but de permettre la diffusion d'informations nouvelles (par exemple la publication de résultats défavorables) ou l'annonce de faits nouveaux (par exemple une offre publique d'achat ou la découverte de nouveaux gisements) pouvant avoir une incidence sur les négociations ou sur les cours des valeurs en cause. 1, record 2, French, - suspension%20de%20cotation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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