block of shares

"Any significant block of shares that comes to the market could destroy the price," he said.

The act set aside blocks of shares for purchase by the federal government.

Now I owned the third largest block of shares in the parent company.

The largest block of shares is owned by public shareholders.

Several top executives at Continental, however, have sold large blocks of shares recently.

An odd lot is any block of shares that cannot be rounded to an even hundred.

Combined with a large block of shares remaining in the company's hands, the government now has 51 percent voting control.

Did appointments, decorations, or blocks of shares come his way?

If they were to place that big a block of shares on the open market, it could further depress the share price.

But recent court rulings on key blocks of shares have now undermined his position.

The news that such a big block of shares will be hitting the market is likely to depress the price today.

This method lets you sell a particular block of shares that had been purchased on a specific date.

Stock fund investors can reach the same end by selling identifiable blocks of shares.

He usually retains a small block of shares, with plans to buy back more if the stock price weakens.

Then, armed with a substantial block of shares, he would start telling the existing management what it should do to improve operations.

A closely watched price index fell below a critical level, setting off computer programs to sell huge blocks of shares.

Buying a large block of shares stabilizes the price.

The United States holds the largest block of shares.

Several other investors control large blocks of shares.

With the fourth method, called "specific identification," you sell an identifiable block of shares.

The Svenfelt family still owns large blocks of shares.

A last-minute change in the vote of a large block of shares seems to have been responsible for the defeat.

After the meetings, the commission said, some of the institutional investors bought significant blocks of shares.

Or holds the biggest block of shares.

He must be one with the investors, which means that he himself must hold a considerable block of shares in the company.