October 1997 Stock Market Break : Public Policy Implications and Its Meaning for the U.S. Markets.

Reviews sharp stock market decline on Oct. 27, 1997, and analyzes the effectiveness of and rationale for automatic "circuit breakers" that temporarily halt stock trading after being triggered by sharp declines. Addresses near-term prospects for U.S. markets and policy concerns.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1997.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Stock exchanges. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews sharp stock market decline on Oct. 27, 1997, and analyzes the effectiveness of and rationale for automatic "circuit breakers" that temporarily halt stock trading after being triggered by sharp declines. Addresses near-term prospects for U.S. markets and policy concerns.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.