special bid

Special bid

A method of purchasing a large block of stock on the NYSE by advertising a client's large buy order, and matching it up with a number of other traders' smaller sell orders.

Special Bid

A situation in which a member of the NYSE seeks to fill an order to buy a large number of shares by finding a series of smaller orders to sell the same shares. See also: Block trade.

special bid

A bid by an exchange member to fill an order to buy a block of a security. The member generally must find a number of sellers to accrue the required amount of the security.