Report of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms - Nicholas F. Brady

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1974/Title: Report of the Presidential Task Force on Market Mechanisms Author: Nicholas F. Brady Narrator: Patrick McHaffie Format: mp3 Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins Release date: 03-29-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Economic Conditions Publisher's Summary: From the close of trading on Tuesday, October 13, 1987, to the close of trading on October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ("Dow") fell 769 points or 31 percent. On October 19, 1987, alone, the Dow fell by 508 points or 22.6 percent. Since the early 1920's, only the drop of 12.8 percent in the Dow on October 28, 1929 and the fall of 11.7 percent the following day, which together constituted the Crash of 1929, approached the October 19 decline in magnitude. The events of October demonstrated an unusual frailty in the markets.