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Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by icebraining on Monday March 09, 2020 @02:58PM (#22528509)
Were people under the belief that financial markets grew on trees or were formed by lithification?
Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by Hoasi on Monday March 09, 2020 @03:47PM (#22529020)
That's funny. But I was only pointing out that this is akin to markets saying: this game only works as long as we can change the rules. This kind of statement is not conducive to trust. Unfortunately, the whole financial field needs trust to thrive.
Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by icebraining on Monday March 09, 2020 @06:04PM (#22530368)
I'd agree if the rules had been changed on the fly, as a response to the current events, but they weren't. The rules were known and they were activated as expected.
Re:Trading halted as U.S. stocks plummet by Hoasi on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @06:10AM (#22534185)
> The rules were known and they were activated as expected.

True, if surprising to me. It's a rule from the onset. I didn't know that.