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Imbalance of orders
Used for listed equity securities. Too many market_order of one kind-buy or to sell or limit_order to buy up or sell down, without matching orders of the opposite kind. An imbalance usually follows a dramatic event such as a takeover, research recommendation, or death of a key executive, or a government ruling that will significantly affect the company's business. If it occurs before the stock_exchanges opens, trading in the stock is delayed. If it occurs during the trading day, the specialist halts and then suspended_trading (with floor governor's approval) until enough matching orders can be found to make an orderly market.
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