Trading halts are typically imposed by one or more of the stock exchanges or a regulator. A trading halt for a specific stock or security can occur for a number of reasons, like waiting for substantial news to be released or during periods of high volatility.
Trading halts can interrupt your orders to buy or sell particular securities. These stock-based halts are initiated by a regulator or the stock exchange where the stock is listed, not by Trading 212. In most cases, trading resumes within an hour. However, certain instruments may experience multiple halts within a single session or extended halts lasting more than one business day.
If a stock is halted, we'll try to add a notice to your Trading 212 account. Additionally, you can refer to the NYSE, Nasdaq, and Euronext websites for information on historic and ongoing trading halts, depending on the exchange where the instrument is listed.