Imbalance Of Orders

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A situation in which buy orders for a particular security greatly outnumber sell orders, or vice-versa. This may result in a temporary trading halt for that security, in order to prevent massive price swings. Imbalances of orders are usually caused by significant news announcements affecting the issuer of the security.

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