Sell a large block off the screen.
A privately-negotiated sale of a substantial Bursa Malaysia–listed position — placed with an identified buyer, at a controlled price, with minimal market impact and disclosure managed before, not after, execution.
A negotiated sale, not a sequence of clicks.
A block trade is a privately-negotiated, off-screen sale of a large parcel of Malaysian-listed shares, matched with a buyer at an agreed price and crossed as a direct business transaction (DBT) — what the market also calls a married deal or a crossing — reported to Bursa Malaysia.
When a major holder works a sizeable line through the open order book, two things happen. The price slips as the book absorbs successive sell orders, and the very act of selling signals intent to the rest of the market — often inviting front-running and a wider re-rating of the counter. The realised price is rarely the screen price you started from.
A block trade sidesteps both. The position is shown discreetly to a known, qualified buyer; the price is fixed by negotiation; and the trade crosses in a single, reported transaction rather than bleeding into the tape over hours or days.
- 01Minimal market impact. One agreed price for the whole block, instead of a falling average as the screen absorbs the flow.
- 02Controlled signalling. The intention to sell is contained within a small, qualified group rather than broadcast to the order book.
- 03Certainty of completion. A committed buyer and a fixed size, settled through the depository on an agreed date.
When you genuinely want to part with the position.
A block trade is for the holder who wants out — cleanly, quietly, and on a price they have agreed in advance.
Sometimes the objective is not liquidity against a position you intend to keep — it is to reduce or exit it. To diversify away from a single concentrated counter, to fund an estate or a succession plan, to settle among family shareholders, or simply to crystallise value built over years. In those cases a block trade is the right instrument, and a sale is the point.
Where the goal is instead to raise capital while keeping ownership, dividends, and the upside intact, the keep-ownership alternative is a stock loan. We are equally placed to arrange either, and we will say plainly which one fits the objective in front of us.
How a Malaysian block actually crosses.
A block trade is an exercise in matching the right buyer to the right line at the right moment, then reporting and settling it correctly.
- 01Sourcing the counterparty. We approach the natural buyers for the line — domestic and regional institutions, GLICs and funds with a mandate for the name, and strategics seeking a stake — discreetly and on a need-to-know basis.
- 02Price discovery. Pricing is anchored to the prevailing screen, then negotiated to a premium or, more commonly, a discount that reflects size, free float, and the buyer's appetite.
- 03Trade reporting. The cross is reported to Bursa Malaysia as a direct business transaction, executed off the continuous order book in a single transaction.
- 04Settlement & sequencing. Settlement runs through Bursa Malaysia Depository; timing and sequencing are arranged around disclosure, closed periods, and the buyer's process.
Signalling managed; disclosure mapped with your counsel.
Signalling risk is what we manage directly. The disclosure and regulatory obligations that may attach to a sale are a matter for your own Malaysian legal counsel — and we sequence the transaction so the two move in step.
- 01Signalling risk. The position is shown only to qualified buyers under confidentiality, limiting any read-through to the screen before the trade is reported.
- 02Controlled sequencing. Timing is arranged around closed periods, the buyer's process, and any filings, so the cross and its reporting are orderly rather than rushed.
- 03Disclosure sits with your counsel. Whether a sale triggers reporting or take-over obligations under Malaysian law depends on the stake and the parties — questions confirmed by your own Malaysian legal counsel, engaged in parallel.
- 04Acting in concert. Where concert-party or related-party questions could arise, they are flagged early so your counsel can address them before execution.
This is high-level orientation, not legal advice. We act as arranger and introducer and do not provide legal or regulatory advice; the applicable reporting and take-over obligations are confirmed transaction by transaction with your own Malaysian counsel.
Staged or syndicated when the line is large.
Blocks are arranged for positions valued from RM 5 million upward, with no defined upper bound. The larger the line relative to the float, the more the execution is shaped around it.
Single cross
For a contained line and an identified buyer, the whole block crosses in one reported direct business transaction at an agreed price.
One buyer · one priceStaged or syndicated
Larger blocks may be placed over time, or split across more than one buyer, to manage price impact and keep disclosure orderly through each step.
Sequenced placementA clear path, run with discretion.
Five stages from first conversation to a settled cross. A principal is involved at every stage.
Enquiry
The high-level details of the position and your objective, shared through a secure channel.
Indicative pricing
A read on achievable price against the screen, given the size, free float, and liquidity of the counter.
Buyer process
Discreet sounding and engagement of qualified buyers under confidentiality.
Documentation
Sale terms, confirmations, and disclosure filings prepared with Malaysian counsel.
Crossing & settlement
The block is crossed on Bursa Malaysia and settled through Bursa Depository on the agreed date.
Block trades, in plain terms.
01What is a block trade on Bursa Malaysia?
02How is the block trade price set?
03Should I do a block trade or a stock loan?
04Will a block trade have to be disclosed in Malaysia?
05What block sizes do you arrange?
Have a line you are ready to place?
Tell us the counter and the size. A senior principal will reply with an indicative read — usually within one business day.