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The following definitions may help you better understand the capital markets.
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A halt stops all trading activity on a stock. Halts can only be authorized by Market Surveillance Officers, who also authorize trading activity to resume. Market Surveillance Officers can halt trading in stock any time there is unusual trading activity or the company releases material information.
A strategy used to limit investment loss by making a transaction that offsets an existing position.
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