RE: Trades so far today - huge dumpingTrade Markers
The Canadian exchanges provide "Trade Markers" which we display in trade lists.
A Delayed Sale A trade that was not entered at trade time.
B Delayed Delivery A transaction in which delivery of the security will be delayed beyond the normal settlement period.Delayed delivery trades are included in the volume, value, and number of transaction totals but do not affect the open, high, low, last sale, and close prices.
C Contingent Order Results from an order (e.g. to sell) placed by a PO on behalf of a client for one security which is contingent on the execution of a second order (e.g. to buy) placed by the same client for an offsetting volume of a related security
D Cash A trade that is settled the next day. Cash trades are included in the volume, value, and transaction totals but do not affect open, high, low, last sale, and close prices.
E Non Boardlot (Oddlot) Quantity of shares is not sufficient to comprise a boardlot.
F Mandatory Cash
G VWAP Trade A transaction for the purpose of executing trades at a volume-weighted average price of the security traded for a continuous period on or during a trading day on the exchange.
H Split Stock This marker is used on all trades for the stock that splits only on the first day the stock split is effective.
I Sets the Last Price
J Sets the Last Price
K Sets the Last Price
L Sets the Open Price
M Special Terms Trading All trades executed and settled in other than the regular manner. These trades will affect the open, high, low, and last prices (as indicated by the trade markers).Special terms trades are included in the volume, value, transactions totals.
N Non-voting Shares
O Basis Trade A transaction whereby a basket of securities or an index participation unit is transacted at prices achieved through the execution of related exchange-traded derivative instruments, which may include index futures, index options and index participation units in an amount that will correspond to an equivalent market exposure.
P Accrued Interest Stock Used for debentures. Accrued interest will be calculated and added to the price of the trade for settlement purposes.
Q Market On Close Trade An explanation from the TSX web site: https://www.tsx.com/en/productsAndServices/tradingProducts/tse/moc/index.html
R Restricted Voting Shares Voting is restricted to a specified portion of the shares held.
S STS (Special Trading Session) Results from an order placed by a PO on behalf of a client for execution in the Special Trading Session at the last sale price.
T Sets the Last Price
U Trading in $US.
V Subordinate Voting Shares Shares belonging to the class containing the fewest votes per share (if the stock is divided into more than 1 class)
W Sets the Last Price
X Internal Cross An internal cross is defined as a cross between two client accounts of a Participating Organization which are managed by a single firm acting as portfolio manager with discretionary authority to manage the investment portfolio granted by each of the clients.
Y Tier 3 Equity
Z POSIT Trade