A few members here seem to be dabbling in the stock market and I have some questions concerning the system governing the buying and selling of publicly offered stocks. I'm going to start off with an initial question concerning my right to sell something I own. If trading of a stock is halted, does that mean I cannot sell the stock I own to another private party I find willing to pay the price I ask (contractual obligation bypassing the facilitization of Stock Exchanges)? Or is the halt strictly limited to transactions facilitated through whatever specific Stock Exchange decided to halt trading? Think Zynga.