Question

Block transactions are transactions for more than _______ shares, and they account for about _____ percent of all trading on the NYSE. Group of answer choices 500; 10 5,000; 23 100,000; 50 10,000; 30 1,000; 5

Answer 1

Answer:

10,000; 30.

Explanation:

Block transactions is also known as block trade and can be defined as transactions that deals with the sales or purchases of high-volume or large amounts of securities (bond or equity).

Under block transactions, securities are usually negotiated privately and traded at an agreed price rate between the buyer and the trader. Also, block trade of a security is mostly executed by the parties outside of the open market so as to mitigate the impact on its rate.

Basically, block transactions are transactions for more than 10,000 shares, and they account for about 30 percent of all trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Generally, a block trade as defined by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one having a total market value of $200,000 or more.

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is an American stock exchange founded on the 17th of May, 1792. NYSE by virtue of its market capitalization, is the world's largest stock exchange.