Stock Market Crash Revisited.

Surveys financial developments in Oct. 1987 leading to the Oct. 19, 1987 market crash; and outlines major issues, causes, reform proposals, and actions taken in response to the 1987 market crash. Examines reform proposals and actions taken related to derivative markets, program trading, intermarket...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1989.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Surveys financial developments in Oct. 1987 leading to the Oct. 19, 1987 market crash; and outlines major issues, causes, reform proposals, and actions taken in response to the 1987 market crash. Examines reform proposals and actions taken related to derivative markets, program trading, intermarket volatility, stock markets, and regulatory coordination. Summarizes market reform legislation; and analyzes events of Oct. 13, 1989, when stock market experienced a second crash. Includes appendix summarizing findings of major studies of crash, and listing Congressional Hearings and CRS reports related to crash.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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Physical Description:1 online resource.