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Circuit breaker triggered in Japan for stock futur...
So a circuit breaker is intended to prevent a giant sell off? Did this happen during the giant pandemic sell off? I don’t remember hearing about it.
Can this sort of thing happen multiple times a day?
bitshiftfaced
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Circuit breakers triggered during March of 2020. I believe the idea is that when the market moves that fast, a pause allows investors time to catch up and process the news.
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Can this sort of thing happen multiple times a day?