What Does Block Of Stock Mean?

Block of stock is an economic term. It means the majority of shares in a stock company. They are usually traded jointly that is either bought or sold together in the stock market. It could mean around 200,000$ in bonds or 10.000 shares of stock according to the investorwords online dictionary of economic terms.

A stock market can be defined as a market that trades company shares and their derivatives, both of which are nothing but securities that are listed in a stock exchange in addition to those shares that are traded secretly. It is therefore the mechanism which facilitates the trading of company's stocks or collective share as well as derivatives and other securities. Bonds are traded in a casual informal market town known as the bond market. Derivaties are traded over the counter like bonds in many different markets but commodities are bought and sold solely in commodities markets.