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		fbdab103 on Sept 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alameda lost tens of millions because of a fat fin... I thought the real market also has circuit breakers in place. If the market falls X% too quickly, trading is halted for some amount of time.

komali2 on Sept 21, 2023 [–]

That applies to the whole market, not necessarily a single stock.

noitpmeder on Sept 21, 2023 | [–]

It definitely can apply to single stocks, depending on the exchange. For example I believe NYSE has single-stock circuit breakers that kick in around 15%, then subsequent further breakers once trading resumes.

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