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• TRADING HALT
  
  The temporary suspension of trading in a NASDAQ security, usually for 30 minutes, while material news from the issuer is being disseminated over the news wires. A trading halt gives all investors equal opportunity to evaluate news and make buy, sell, or hold decisions on that basis. NASDAQ or the SEC may also impose a trading halt for purely regulatory reasons.
  
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