Wednesday, November 2, 2011

An ounce of prevention

Before and certainly since, last May's 'flash crash,' firms and exchanges have been examining ways to mitigate risks in the trading system. Now regulators and market participants are looking at how and when to hit the 'stop' button in case of emergency. Chris McMahon and David Setters report.


Download a PDF of "An ounce of prevention," as featured in the Derivatives 2011 Yearbook, a publication of the Futures and Options Association.