Flash Crash

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Flash Crash

Refers to the 700 point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average that happened in just a few minutes on May 7, 2010.

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No references found			The flash crash made retail investors take a step back and say, 'Is this really just a legalized gambling arena? For US investors, a gut-wrenching 2010 ends reasonably well by The Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon) In fact, many experts believe the flash crash that happened last spring was largely a result of too much volume focused on a few ETFs and the market almost completely fell apart for a few minutes. Are Gold and Silver in Bubble Territory or Are They Just Getting ... by Gen Wright / Banking, finance and accounting community com)-- For Merriam-Webster, "paranormal" means "not scientifically explainable" While May 6th Flash Crash might have taken some time to explain, that would not be considered "paranormal"; there's a growing consensus now that a mutual fund complex triggered such a crash in May. Paranormal Activity in the Markets? Think Again at High-Frequency ... by PR.com (Press Releases)			Fixed-Charge Coverage Ratio Fixed-dollar obligations Fixed-Dollar Security Fixed-Income Arbitrage Fixed-Income Investment Fixed-Income Securities Fixed-Income Security Fixed-price tender offer Fixed-Rate Capital Security fixed-rate loan fixed-rate mortgage Fixed-Rate Payer fixed-term mortgage Fixed-term reverse mortgage fixer-upper fixture fixturing period FJ FJD FK FKP Flag flag lot Flake Flash Flash Crash Flash Price flat Flat benefit formula flat lease Flat Loan Flat Market Flat Price Flat Price Risk flat scale Flat Tax Flat Trades Flat Yield Curve flat-fee broker flat-rate tax Flattening of the Yield Curve Fleet Post Office FLEX Option FLEX Options flex space Flexibilizacion del credito Flexible Budget Flexible Exchange Rate Flexible Expenses Flexible Income Fund Flexible mutual fund			Flash Cache Module flash camera flash carbonization flash card flash card flash card adapter flash card drive flash card reader flash card reader Flash cards flash chamber Flash chip Flash chip Flash clip Flash clip Flash clip Flash clip Flash clip flash coat flash coloration Flash column chromatography Flash column chromatography Flash column chromatography Flash column chromatography Flash Command Latch Enable Flash Command Line Tools Flash Communication Server Flash Compounds Flash cookie Flash cookie Flash Crash Flash Crowd Flash damper Flash Data Integrator flash depressor Flash Development Module Flash disk Flash Disk Module Flash distillation Flash distro Flash drive flash drive names Flash driver Flash driver Flash drives Flash drum flash dry Flash EEPROM Flash EEPROM Flash EEPROM Programming Signal Flash Element Tower Defense Flash eliminator Flash EPROM Flash Erasable Programmable Memory Flash Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory Flash evaporation

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