Limit Down

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Limit Down

On a futures exchange, the maximum amount by which a futures contract may decline in price on a trading day. This may be a dollar amount or some percentage of its opening price. Exchanges set limits down in order to reduce volatility in the market and to reduce pressure for panic selling.

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