RE: Thread deleted19 Sep 2025 16:32
..just as a brief answer to your question Blubay (bloody car is late..)
In a falling market, a large seller may not want to dump their shares on the open market, as it would likely cause the price to drop even further. A buyer who wants to acquire a very large number of shares may be willing to pay a premium to that seller. This "block premium" is a fee paid to avoid the negative price impact of selling shares through regular channels. The transaction is done as a "cross trade" to keep it away from the public order book, which explains why the price trend is not affected.
In all of these scenarios, the trade is not a typical arms-length transaction. It is a pre-arranged deal between sophisticated parties who have a specific, strategic reason to execute a trade at a non-market price.
JV anyone?....