A block trade involves a significantly large number of equities or bonds being traded at an arranged price between two parties. Block trades are usually conducted by institutional investors outside of the open markets to avoid impacting the market price. Such trades are typically facilitated by investment banks and carried out away from standard market exchanges.
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