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		mcintyre1994 on May 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Crypto crash deepens, stocks slip I agree, it's just a bit hilarious to imagine a normal stock market exchange trying to get away with things like that.

ryanlol on May 19, 2021 | [–]

NYSE does the same when there are big drops. If there was a 20% intraday drop in SPY they’d halt trading for the rest of the day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trading_curb

Infinitesimus on May 19, 2021 | [–]

Circuit breakers exist to prevent wild swings on the stock market as well.

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